From: Revisiting concepts of evidence in implementation science
° How pressing is the health issue? ° Is there an EBI? If so, what is the quality and quantity of evidence on the EBI? ° How long will it take to develop the evidence base? ° Are there emerging or established health equity issues? ° If the study addresses social or structural determinants, might multiple health conditions benefit? ° Is the issue a priority among stakeholders? How many? Which ones? ° Are you equipped to measure a range of contextual variables? ° Are there resources to implement a study? ° Might a hybrid trial that addresses both effectiveness and implementation, be appropriate? ° Is there implementation already happening that you might evaluate? ° Is action going to be taken regardless of whether the program or policy is evidence-based or not? ° What are the consequences of not implementing? ° What are the consequences of getting it wrong? |