Debate
Building capacity for dissemination and implementation research: one university’s experience
Implementation Science 2017 12:104
Published on: 16 August 2017
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While dissemination and implementation (D&I) science has grown rapidly, there is an ongoing need to understand how to build and sustain capacity in individuals and institutions conducting research. There are t... -
Study protocol
Implementing the teen marijuana check-up in schools—a study protocol
Substance misuse is now encountered in settings beyond addiction specialty care, with schools a point-of-contact for student access to behavioral health services. Marijuana is a leading impetus for adolescent ...
Implementation Science 2017 12:103
Published on: 10 August 2017
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Systematic review
Specification of implementation interventions to address the cascade of HIV care and treatment in resource-limited settings: a systematic review
The global response to HIV has started over 18 million persons on life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART)—the vast majority in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)—yet substantial gaps remain: up to 40% of...
Implementation Science 2017 12:102
Published on: 8 August 2017
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Research
Five years’ experience of an annual course on implementation science: an evaluation among course participants
Increasing interest in implementation science has generated a demand for education and training opportunities for researchers and practitioners in the field. However, few implementation science courses have be...
Implementation Science 2017 12:101
Published on: 2 August 2017
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Research
How do stakeholders from multiple hierarchical levels of a large provincial health system define engagement? A qualitative study
Engaging stakeholders from varied organizational levels is essential to successful healthcare quality improvement. However, engagement has been hard to achieve and to measure across diverse stakeholders. Furth...
Implementation Science 2017 12:98
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Research
Facilitated interprofessional implementation of a physical rehabilitation guideline for stroke in inpatient settings: process evaluation of a cluster randomized trial
The Stroke Canada Optimization of Rehabilitation by Evidence-Implementation Trial (SCORE-IT) showed that a facilitated knowledge translation (KT) approach to implementing a stroke rehabilitation guideline was ...
Implementation Science 2017 12:100
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Study protocol
Supporting prescribing in older people with multimorbidity and significant polypharmacy in primary care (SPPiRE): a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol and pilot
Multimorbidity, defined as the presence of at least two chronic conditions, becomes increasingly common in older people and is associated with poorer health outcomes and significant polypharmacy. The National ...
Implementation Science 2017 12:99
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Research
Assessing citation networks for dissemination and implementation research frameworks
A recent review of frameworks used in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science described 61 judged to be related either to dissemination, implementation, or both. The current use of these frameworks and ... Implementation Science 2017 12:97
Published on: 28 July 2017
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Research
Teasing apart “the tangled web” of influence of policy dialogues: lessons from a case study of dialogues about healthcare reform options for Canada
The knowledge exchange literature suggests that policy dialogues are intended to enhance short-, medium- and long-term capacities of individuals, organizations and health systems to use evidence to inform poli...
Implementation Science 2017 12:96
Published on: 28 July 2017
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Research
General practitioners’ views and preferences about quality improvement feedback in preventive care: a cross-sectional study in Switzerland and France
Feedback is widely used as a strategy to improve the quality of care in primary care settings. As part of a study conducted to explore the quality of preventive care, we investigated general practitioners’ (GP...
Implementation Science 2017 12:95
Published on: 26 July 2017
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Research
Implementation findings from a hybrid III implementation-effectiveness trial of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is an effective lifestyle intervention to reduce incidence of type 2 diabetes. However, there are gaps in knowledge about how to implement DPP. The aim of this study was t...
Implementation Science 2017 12:94
Published on: 26 July 2017
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Research
Broadening measures of success: results of a behavioral health translational research training program
While some research training programs have considered the importance of mentoring in inspiring professionals to engage in translational research, most evaluations emphasize outcomes specific to academic produc...
Implementation Science 2017 12:92
Published on: 24 July 2017
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Systematic review
Quality improvement, implementation, and dissemination strategies to improve mental health care for children and adolescents: a systematic review
Some outcomes for children with mental health problems remain suboptimal because of poor access to care and the failure of systems and providers to adopt established quality improvement strategies and interven...
Implementation Science 2017 12:93
Published on: 24 July 2017
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Research
Competing for space in an already crowded market: a mixed methods study of why an online community of practice (CoP) for alcohol harm reduction failed to generate interest amongst the group of public health professionals at which it was aimed
Improving mechanisms for knowledge translation (KT) and connecting decision-makers to each other and the information and evidence they consider relevant to their work remains a priority for public health. Virt...
Implementation Science 2017 12:91
Published on: 21 July 2017
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Study protocol
A mixed methods protocol for developing and testing implementation strategies for evidence-based obesity prevention in childcare: a cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
Despite the potential to reach at-risk children in childcare, there is a significant gap between current practices and evidence-based obesity prevention in this setting. There are few investigations of the imp...
Implementation Science 2017 12:90
Published on: 18 July 2017
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Research
Effects of the EQUIP quasi-experimental study testing a collaborative quality improvement approach for maternal and newborn health care in Tanzania and Uganda
Quality improvement is a recommended strategy to improve implementation levels for evidence-based essential interventions, but experience of and evidence for its effects in low-resource settings are limited. W...
Implementation Science 2017 12:89
Published on: 18 July 2017
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Research
Development of a theory-informed implementation intervention to improve the triage, treatment and transfer of stroke patients in emergency departments using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF): the T3 Trial
Theoretical frameworks and models based on behaviour change theories are increasingly used in the development of implementation interventions. Development of an implementation intervention is often based on th...
Implementation Science 2017 12:88
Published on: 17 July 2017
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Study protocol
Testing feedback message framing and comparators to address prescribing of high-risk medications in nursing homes: protocol for a pragmatic, factorial, cluster-randomized trial
Audit and feedback (AF) interventions that leverage routine administrative data offer a scalable and relatively low-cost method to improve processes of care. AF interventions are usually designed to highlight ...
Implementation Science 2017 12:86
Published on: 14 July 2017
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Research
Barriers and facilitators to reducing frequent laboratory testing for patients who are stable on warfarin: a mixed methods study of de-implementation in five anticoagulation clinics
Patients on chronic warfarin therapy require regular laboratory monitoring to safely manage warfarin. Recent studies have challenged the need for routine monthly blood draws in the most stable warfarin-treated...
Implementation Science 2017 12:87
Published on: 14 July 2017
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Study protocol
Prioritising Responses Of Nurses To deteriorating patient Observations (PRONTO) protocol: testing the effectiveness of a facilitation intervention in a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial with an embedded process evaluation and cost analysis
Vital signs are the primary indicator of physiological status and for determining the need for urgent clinical treatment. Yet, if physiological signs of deterioration are missed, misinterpreted or mismanaged, ...
Implementation Science 2017 12:85
Published on: 11 July 2017
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Study protocol
The evaluation of enhanced feedback interventions to reduce unnecessary blood transfusions (AFFINITIE): protocol for two linked cluster randomised factorial controlled trials
Blood for transfusion is a frequently used clinical intervention, and is also a costly and limited resource with risks. Many transfusions are given to stable and non-bleeding patients despite no clear evidence...
Implementation Science 2017 12:84
Published on: 3 July 2017
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Study protocol
Evaluation of a knowledge transfer scheme to improve policy making and practices in health promotion and disease prevention setting in French regions: a realist study protocol
Evidence-based decision-making and practice are pivotal in public health. However, barriers do persist and they relate to evidence properties, organisations and contexts. To address these major knowledge trans...
Implementation Science 2017 12:83
Published on: 29 June 2017
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Study protocol
Searching for management approaches to reduce HAI transmission (SMART): a study protocol
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) impact patients’ lives through prolonged hospitalization, morbidity, and death, resulting in significant costs to both health systems and society. Central line-associate...
Implementation Science 2017 12:82
Published on: 28 June 2017
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Study protocol
An audience research study to disseminate evidence about comprehensive state mental health parity legislation to US State policymakers: protocol
A large proportion of the US population has limited access to mental health treatments because insurance providers limit the utilization of mental health services in ways that are more restrictive than for phy...
Implementation Science 2017 12:81
Published on: 26 June 2017
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Short report
Rapid sociometric mapping of community health workers to identify opinion leaders using an SMS platform: a short report
Using opinion leaders to accelerate the dissemination of evidence-based public health practices is a promising strategy for closing the gap between evidence and practice. Network interventions (using social ne...
Implementation Science 2017 12:80
Published on: 26 June 2017
