Implementation strategies

Authors

Joann E. Kirchner, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital
Thomas J. Waltz, Eastern Michigan University
Byron J. Powell, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeffrey L. Smith, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital
Enola K. Proctor, Washington University in St. Louis

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2017

Department/School

Psychology

Publication Title

Dissemination and implementation research in health: Translating science to practice, 2nd edition

Abstract

As the field of implementation science moves beyond studying barriers to and facilitators of implementation to the comparative effectiveness of different strategies, it is essential that we create a common taxonomy to define the strategies that we study. Similarly, we must clearly document the implementation strategies that are applied, the factors that influence their selection, and any adaptation of the strategy during the course of implementation and sustainment of the innovation being implemented. By incorporating this type of rigor into our work we will be able to not only advance the science of implementation but also our ability to place evidence-based innovations into the hands of practitioners in a timely and efficient manner.

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Kirchner, J. E., Waltz, T. J., Powell, B. J., Smith, J. L., & Proctor, E. K. (2017). Implementation strategies. In R. C. Brownson, Colditz, Graham A., & E. K. Proctor (Eds.), Dissemination and implementation research in health: Translating science to practice (Vol. 1). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190683214.003.0015