Day 1: Implementation Science and Theories Models and Frameworks

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Day 1: Implementation Science and Theories Models and Frameworks

What is implementation science? #

  1. Silver, M., Colditz, G. A., & Emmons, K. M. The Promise and Challenges of Dissemination and Implementation Research In: Brownson, R.C., Colditz, G.A., and Proctor E.K. (Eds.). Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice, 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2023. p. 3-26.
  2. Gawande, Atul. Slow ideas: Some innovations spread fast. How do you speed the ones that don’t? The New Yorker. 2013, July 29. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/07/29/slow-ideas
  3. Grol, R. & Wensing, M. Implementation of change in healthcare: A complex problem. In M. Wensing, R. Grol, & J. Grimshaw (Eds.). Improving Patient Care: The Implementation of Change in Health Care. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated; 2020. p. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119488620.ch1
  4. Geng, E.H., Moshabela, M., and Alonge, O. Implementation Science in the Global Context: Novel Applications and Bidirectional Opportunities In: Brownson, R.C., Colditz, G.A., and Proctor E.K. (Eds.). Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice, 3rd ed. New Work: Oxford University Press; 2023. p. 558-584.
  5. Grol, R.P., Bosch, M.C., Hulscher, M.E., Eccles, M.P., & Wensing, M. Planning and studying improvement in patient care: The use of theoretical perspectives. The Milbank Quarterly, 2007; 85(1), 93-138. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00478.x
  6. Peters D.H., Adam T., Alonge O., Agyepong I.A., & Tran N. Implementation research: What it is and how to do it. BMJ. 2013; 347. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6753
  7. Remme, J.H.F., Adam, T., Becerra-Posada, F., D’Arcangues, C., Devlin, M., Gardner, C., Ghaffar, A., Hombach, J., Kengeya, J.F., Mbewu, A., Mbizvo, M.T., Mirza, Z., Pang, T., Ridley, R.G., Zicker, F., & Terry, R.F. Defining Research to Improve Health Systems. PLoS Medicine. 2010; 7(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001000
  8. Geng, E.H., Peiris, D., & Kruk, M.E. Implementation Science: Relevance in the real world without sacrificing rigor. PLoS Med. 2017; 14(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002288
  9. Alonge O, Rao A, Kalbarczyk A, Maher D, Marulanda ER, Sarker M, Ibisomi L, Dako-Gyeke P, Mahendradhata Y, Launois P, Vahedi M. Developing a framework of core competencies in implementation research for low/middle-income countries. BMJ Global Health. 2019 Sep 1;4(5).
  10. Padek M, Colditz G, Dobbins M, Koscielniak N, Proctor EK, Sales AE, Brownson RC. Developing educational competencies for dissemination and implementation research training programs: an exploratory analysis using card sorts. Implementation science. 2015 Aug 12;10(1):114.

What are Theories, Models and Frameworks in Implementation Research? #

  1. Tabak, R.G., Nilsen, P., Woodard, E.N., and Chamber, D.A. The Conceptual Basis for Dissemination and Implementation Research: Lessons from Existing Theories, Models, and Frameworks. In: Brownson, R.C., Colditz, G.A., and Proctor E.K. (Eds.). Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice, 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2023. p. 861-05.
  2. Nilsen, P. Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks. Implementation Science. 2015; 10(53). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0242-0
  3. Pinnock, H., Barwick, M., Carpenter, C. R., Eldridge, S., Grandes, G., Griffiths, C. J., Rycroft-Malone, J., Meissner, P., Murray, E., Patel, A., Sheikh, A., & Taylor, J.C.S. Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI) statement. BMJ. 2017; 356. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6795
  4. Wensing, M. & Grol, R. Theories on implementation of change in healthcare. In M. Wensing, R. Grol, & J. Grimshaw (Eds.), Improving Patient Care: The Implementation of Change in Health Care. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated; 2020. p. 22-46. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119488620.ch2
  5. Kislov, R., Pope, C., Martin, G.P., Wilson, P.M. Harnessing the power of theorizing in implementation science. Implementation Science. 2019; 4(1), 1-8.
  6. Fernandez ME, Ruiter RA, Markham CM, Kok G. Intervention mapping: theory-and evidence-based health promotion program planning: perspective and examples. Frontiers in public health. 2019 Aug 14;7:209.
  7. Alonge O, Rodriguez DC, Brandes N, Geng E, Reveiz L, Peters DH. How is implementation research applied to advance health in low-income and middle-income countries? BMJ global health. 2019 Mar 1;4(2):e001257
  8. Ridde, V., Pérez, D., & Robert, E. Using Implementation Science Theories and Frameworks in Global Health. BMJ global health. 2020; 5(4). https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/4/e002269
  9. Meza RD, Moreland JC, Pullmann MD, Klasnja P, Lewis CC, Weiner BJ. Theorizing is for everybody: Advancing the process of theorizing in implementation science. Frontiers in Health Services. 2023 Mar 10;3:1134931.

What are major TMF’s? #

  1. Michie, S., Van Stralen, M.M., &West, R. The behaviour change wheel: A new method or characterising and designing behaviour change interventions. Implementation Science. 2011; 6(42). https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-6-42
  2. Damschroder, L.J., Aron, D.C., Keith, R.E., Kirsh, S.R., Alexander, J.A., Lowery, J.C. Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: A consolidated framework for advancing implementation science. Implementation science. 2009; 4(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-4-50
  3. Damschroder, L. J., Reardon, C. M., Widerquist, M. A. O., & Lowery, J. (2022). The updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research based on user feedback. Implementation science : IS, 17(1), 75. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-022-01245-0
  4. Damschroder, L. J., Reardon, C. M., Opra Widerquist, M. A., & Lowery, J. (2022). Conceptualizing outcomes for use with the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR): the CFIR Outcomes Addendum. Implementation science : IS, 17(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01181-5
  5. Skivington K, Matthews L, Simpson SA, Craig P, Baird J, Blazeby JM, Boyd KA, Craig N, French DP, McIntosh E, Petticrew M. A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance. bmj. 2021 Sep 30;374.
  6. Bor, J., & Thirumurthy, H. Bridging the efficacy-effectiveness gap in HIV Programs: Lessons from economics. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2019;82(3), 183. https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002201
  7. Rogers, Everett M. Diffusion of Innovations. Chapter 1: Elements of Diffusion. New York: Simon and Schuster; 2003.
  8. Michie, S., Johnston, M., Abraham, C., Lawton, R., Parker, D., & Walker, A. Making psychological theory useful for implementing evidence based practice: A consensus approach. Quality & Safety in Health Care. 2005; 14(1), p. 26-33. DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.011155
  9. Atkins, L., Francis, J., Islam, R., O’Connor, D., Patey, A., Ivers, N., Foy, R., Duncan, E. M., Colquhoun, H., Grimshaw, J. M., Lawton, R., & Michie, S. A guide to using the Theoretical Domains Framework of behaviour change to investigate implementation problems. Implementation Science. 2017; 12(77), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-017-0605-9
  10. May, C., Finch, T., & Rapley, T. Normalization process theory. In P. Nilsen & S.A. Birken (Eds.), Handbook on Implementation Science. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2020; p.144-167. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975995
  11. Means, A.R., Kemp, C.G., Gwayi-Chore, M.C., Gimbel, S., Soi, C., Sherr, K., Wagenaar, B. H., Wasserheit, J. N., & Weiner, B. J. Evaluating and optimizing the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) for use in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Implementation Science. 2020;15(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-0977-0
  12. Chambers DA, Glasgow RE, Stange KC. The dynamic sustainability framework: addressing the paradox of sustainment amid ongoing change. Implementation science. 2013 Dec;8(1):1-1.
  13. Greenhalgh. T., Robert, G., Macfarlane, F., Bate, P., & Kyriakidou, O. Diffusion of innovations in service organizations: Systematic review and recommendations. The Milbank quarterly. 2004; 82(4), 581-629. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0887-378X.2004.00325.x
  14. Glasgow RE, Vogt TM, Boles SM. Evaluating the public health impact of health promotion interventions: the RE-AIM framework. American journal of public health. 1999 Sep;89(9):1322-7.
  15. Feldstein AC, Glasgow RE. A practical, robust implementation and sustainability model (PRISM) for integrating research findings into practice. The joint commission journal on quality and patient safety. 2008 Apr 1;34(4):228-43.

Alternative Perspectives #

  1. Geng, E. H., Nash, D., Phanuphak, N., Green, K., Solomon, S., Grimsrud, A., Sohn, A. H., Mayer, K. H., Bärnighausen, T., & Bekker, L.-G. The question of the question: Impactful implementation science to address the HIV epidemic. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2022; 25(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25898
  2. Kruk ME, Gage AD, Arsenault C, Jordan K, Leslie HH, Roder-DeWan S, Adeyi O, Barker P, Daelmans B, Doubova SV, English M. High-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era: time for a revolution. The Lancet global health. 2018 Nov 1;6(11):e1196-252. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30386-3.
  3. Moullin, J. C., Dickson, K. S., Stadnick, N. A., Albers, B. A., Nilsen, P., Broder-Fingert, S., Mukasa, B., & Aarons, G. A. Ten recommendations for using implementation frameworks in research and practice. Implementation Science Communications. 2020; 1(42), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00023-7
  4. Bradley CD, Irie WC, Geng EH. Situating implementation science (IS) in res (IS) tance: a conceptual frame toward the integration of scholarship from the black radical tradition. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024 Jan 11;11:1286156.
  5. Brownson RC, Kumanyika SK, Kreuter MW, Haire-Joshu D. Implementation science should give higher priority to health equity. Implementation Science. 2021 Dec;16:1-6.
  6. Brownson, R.C., Shelton, R.C., Geng, E.H., & Glasgow, R.E. Revisiting concepts of evidence in implementation science. Implementation Science. 2022; 17(26). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-022-01201-yf.
  7. Ngaruiya C, Muhammad MI, Sam-Agudu NA. A proposed guide to reducing bias and improving assessments of decolonization in global health research. In Frontiers in Education 2024 Jun 4 (Vol. 9, p. 1233343). Frontiers Media SA.
  8. Odeny B, Bosurgi R. Time to end parachute science. PLoS Medicine. 2022 Sep 6;19(9):e1004099.
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