Cluster-randomized implementation trial of two facilitation strategies to implement a novel information and communications technology at the Veterans Health Administration
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) improve quality and efficiency of healthcare, but effective practices for implementing new ICTs are unknown. From 2019 to 2021, the Veterans Health Administrat... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - January 2, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Chelsea Leonard, Evan Carey, Ariel Holstein, P. Michael Ho and Jeffrey T. Heckman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Protocol for a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation trial of a pragmatic individual-level implementation strategy for supporting school-based prevention programming
For approximately one in five children who have social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) challenges, accessible evidence-based prevention practices (EBPPs) are critical. In the USA, schools are the primary sett... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - January 2, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Aaron R. Lyon, Clayton R. Cook, Madeline Larson, Maria L. Hugh, Alex Dopp, Corinne Hamlin, Peter Reinke, Mahasweta Bose, Amy Law, Roger Goosey, Annie Goerdt, Nicole Morrell, Alisha Wackerle-Hollman and Michael D. Pullmann Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research
Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural community pharmacies: a protocol for a stepped wedge randomized clinical trial
Uptake of COVID-19 vaccines remains problematically low in the USA, especially in rural areas. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is associated with lower uptake, which translates to higher susceptibility to SARS-CoV-... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - December 18, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Geoffrey Curran, Cynthia Mosley, Abigail Gamble, Jacob Painter, Songthip Ounpraseuth, Noel T. Brewer, Ben Teeter, Megan Smith, Jacquie Halladay, Tamera Hughes, J. Greene Shepherd, Tessa Hastings, Kit Simpson and Delesha Carpenter Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research
Correction: Identifying behaviour change techniques in 287 randomized controlled trials of audit and feedback interventions targeting practice change among healthcare professionals
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Source: Implementation Science - December 18, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jacob Crawshaw, Carly Meyer, Vivi Antonopoulou, Jesmin Antony, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Noah Ivers, Kristin Konnyu, Meagan Lacroix, Justin Presseau, Michelle Simeoni, Sharlini Yogasingam and Fabiana Lorencatto Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Audit and feedback to reduce unwarranted clinical variation at scale: a realist study of implementation strategy mechanisms
Unwarranted clinical variation in hospital care includes the underuse, overuse, or misuse of services. Audit and feedback is a common strategy to reduce unwarranted variation, but its effectiveness varies wide... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - December 11, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Mitchell Sarkies, Emilie Francis-Auton, Janet Long, Natalie Roberts, Johanna Westbrook, Jean-Frederic Levesque, Diane E. Watson, Rebecca Hardwick, Kim Sutherland, Gary Disher, Peter Hibbert and Jeffrey Braithwaite Tags: Research Source Type: research
Alarm with care —a de-implementation strategy to reduce fall prevention alarm use in US hospitals: a study protocol for a hybrid 2 effectiveness-implementation trial
Fall prevention alarms are commonly used among US hospitals as a fall prevention strategy despite limited evidence of effectiveness. Further, fall prevention alarms are harmful to healthcare staff (e.g., alarm... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - December 5, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Kea Turner, Molly McNett, Catima Potter, Emily Cramer, Mona Al Taweel, Ronald I. Shorr and Lorraine C. Mion Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research
Implementing Germ Defence digital behaviour change intervention via all primary care practices in England to reduce respiratory infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: an efficient cluster randomised controlled trial using the OpenSAFELY platform
Germ Defence (www.germdefence.org) is an evidence-based interactive website that promotes behaviour change for infection control within households. To maximi... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - December 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Ben Ainsworth, Jeremy Horwood, Scott R. Walter, Sascha Miller, Melanie Chalder, Frank De Vocht, James Denison-Day, Martha M. C. Elwenspoek, Helen J. Curtis, Chris Bates, Amir Mehrkar, Seb Bacon, Ben Goldacre, Pippa Craggs, Richard Aml ôt, Nick Francis & Tags: Research Source Type: research
Factors influencing implementation of a care coordination intervention for cancer survivors with multiple comorbidities in a safety-net system: an application of the Implementation Research Logic Model
Under- and uninsured cancer survivors have significant medical, social, and economic complexity. For these survivors, effective care coordination between oncology and primary care teams is critical for high-qu... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - December 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Serena A. Rodriguez, Simon Craddock Lee, Robin T. Higashi, Patricia M. Chen, Rebecca L. Eary, Navid Sadeghi, Noel Santini and Bijal A. Balasubramanian Tags: Research Source Type: research
Knowledge translation strategies to support the sustainability of evidence-based interventions in healthcare: a scoping review
Knowledge translation (KT) strategies are widely used to facilitate the implementation of EBIs into healthcare practices. However, it is unknown what and how KT strategies are used to facilitate the sustainabi... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - December 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Rachel Flynn, Christine Cassidy, Lauren Dobson, Joyce Al-Rassi, Jodi Langley, Jennifer Swindle, Ian D. Graham and Shannon D. Scott Tags: Systematic review Source Type: research
Results of a cluster randomized trial testing the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach to increase cervical cancer screening in family planning clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Kenyan women. Integrating cervical cancer screening into family planning (FP) clinics is a promising strategy to improve health for reproductive-aged wom... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - November 27, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: McKenna C. Eastment, George Wanje, Barbra A. Richardson, Emily Mwaringa, Shem Patta, Kenneth Sherr, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Kishorchandra Mandaliya, Walter Jaoko and R. Scott Mcclelland Tags: Research Source Type: research
Protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial testing behavioral economic implementation strategies to increase supplemental breast MRI screening among patients with extremely dense breasts
Increased breast density augments breast cancer risk and reduces mammography sensitivity. Supplemental breast MRI screening can significantly increase cancer detection among women with dense breasts. However, ... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - November 24, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Anne Marie McCarthy, Claudia Fernandez Perez, Rinad S. Beidas, Justin E. Bekelman, Daniel Blumenthal, Elizabeth Mack, Anna-Marika Bauer, Sarah Ehsan, Emily F. Conant, Bernadette C. Wheeler, Carmen E. Guerra, Linda W. Nunes, Peter Gabriel, Abigail Doucette Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research
Design of a dual randomized trial in a type 2 hybrid effectiveness —implementation study
Dual randomized controlled trials (DRCT) are type 2 hybrid studies that include two randomized trials: one testing implementation strategies and one testing an intervention. We argue that this study design off... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - November 23, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: June Stevens, Sarah Denton Mills, Thomas J. Millett, Feng-Chang Lin and Jennifer Leeman Tags: Debate Source Type: research
Identifying behaviour change techniques in 287 randomized controlled trials of audit and feedback interventions targeting practice change among healthcare professionals
Audit and feedback (A&F) is among the most widely used implementation strategies, providing healthcare professionals with summaries of their practice performance to prompt behaviour change and optimize care. W... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - November 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jacob Crawshaw, Carly Meyer, Vivi Antonopoulou, Jesmin Antony, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Noah Ivers, Kristin Konnyu, Meagan Lacroix, Justin Presseau, Michelle Simeoni, Sharlini Yogasingam and Fabiana Lorencatto Tags: Research Source Type: research
Built to last? Barriers and facilitators of healthcare program sustainability: a systematic integrative review
To identify barriers and facilitators associated with the sustainability of implemented and evaluated improvement programs in healthcare delivery systems. (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - November 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Yvonne Zurynski, Kristiana Ludlow, Luke Testa, Hanna Augustsson, Jessica Herkes-Deane, Karen Hutchinson, Gina Lamprell, Elise McPherson, Ann Carrigan, Louise A. Ellis, Putu Novi Arfirsta Dharmayani, Carolynn L. Smith, Lieke Richardson, Genevieve Dammery, Tags: Systematic review Source Type: research
External context in individual placement and support implementation: a scoping review with abductive thematic analysis
Context including the external context may considerably affect the adoption, implementation, sustainment, and scale-up of evidence-based practices. We investigated external contextual features by conducting a ... (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - November 9, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jaakko Harkko, Noora Sipil ä, Hilla Nordquist, Tea Lallukka, Kaija Appelqvist-Schmidlechner, Michael Donnelly and Anne Kouvonen Tags: Systematic review Source Type: research
