Implementation Science Journals
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BMC's Implementation Science & Implementation Science Communications focus on the implementation of research evidence into healthcare practice and policy. Posts about #impsci & companion journal #ImpSciComms https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com
Equity-focused theories, models, and frameworks in implementation science #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Equity-focused theories, models, and frameworks in implementation science: a scoping review and critical appraisal - Implementation Science
Background Implementation science theories, models and frameworks (TMFs) can guide implementation research and practice to address widening inequities in healthcare access, quality, and health outcome...
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Distinguishing between clinical interventions and implementation strategies in trials #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Distinguishing between clinical interventions and implementation strategies in trials - Implementation Science
Background Trialists sometimes find it difficult to determine whether the innovation they are evaluating is a clinical intervention or an implementation strategy. The inaccurate classification of inno...
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Comparing multi-level and system-level strategies for the sustainability-implementation phase of collaborative care models #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Comparing multi-level and system-level strategies for the sustainability-implementation phase of collaborative care models: the Transform DepCare randomized clinical trial - Implementation Science
Background Few studies test strategies for the sustainability-implementation phase of evidence-based practices like collaborative care models (CoCMs). Methods We conducted a randomized control hybrid ...
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Making way for new technology: de-implementation of paper-based medical history forms and insights from a rapid ethnography #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Making way for new technology: de-implementation of paper-based medical history forms and insights from a rapid ethnography - Implementation Science
Background Redundant and time-consuming paperwork is considered by patients to be a form of low-value care. The implementation of new digital health technologies, such as electronic medical history fo...
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Artificial intelligence in implementation science and practice: a living scoping review #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Artificial intelligence in implementation science and practice: a living scoping review - Implementation Science
Background Artificial intelligence (AI) encompasses computational systems that perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence, including machine learning, generative AI, and agentic applications...
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Effectiveness of implementation strategies for digital health implementation in chronic disease care: a systematic review and network meta-analysis #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Effectiveness of implementation strategies for digital health implementation in chronic disease care: a systematic review and network meta-analysis - Implementation Science
Background Digital health technologies (DHTs) have proven to be valuable tools in managing chronic conditions. However, significant barriers remain in the implementation of DHTs. A gap remains in unde...
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🚨New blog on the @springernature.com Research Communities. Meet Dr LauraEllen Ashcraft, our new Associate Editor for Implementation Science Communications. 📖Read the interview here: go.nature.com/4hZAOZ4 #impsci #implementationscience #Q&A
🚨New blog on the @springernature.com Research Communities. Meet Dr LauraEllen Ashcraft, our new Associate Editor for Implementation Science Communications. 📖Read the interview here: go.nature.com/4hZAOZ4 #impsci #implementationscience #Q&A
Exciting to see this Protocol Paper in Print! Many thanks to @russgl.bsky.social and @dramyhuebschmann.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to this work.
Implementation Science Journals@implementsci.bsky.social · 2mo agoComparing different forms of structured follow-up support in the treatment of multiple health risks for chronic disease #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Harmonizing quantitative implementation data across studies: challenges and proposed strategies #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Harmonizing quantitative implementation data across studies: challenges and proposed strategies - Implementation Science
Background Implementation science is moving from a proliferation of theories, models, and frameworks toward more rigorous empirical methods. However, quantitative implementation data remain highly het...
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Implementing digital mental health tools in the public behavioral health systems #impsci #ImpSciComms link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Implementing digital mental health tools in the public behavioral health systems: a multi-city/county evaluation of California’s Help@Hand project - Implementation Science Communications
Background Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) can expand access to mental health care, particularly in underserved regions. Despite this, real-world implementation is complex and few studies ...
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Balancing adaptive delivery and implementation fidelity over time: a longitudinal mixed-methods study of a community health worker–led adolescent nutrition intervention in rural Uganda #impsci #ImpSciComms link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Balancing adaptive delivery and implementation fidelity over time: a longitudinal mixed-methods study of a community health worker–led adolescent nutrition intervention in rural Uganda - Implementatio...
Background Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 10–24 years in sub-Saharan Africa experience low nutrition literacy and poor diet quality. Community health worker (CHW)-led interventions offer a d...
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The #Dissemination Research Logic Model for advancing dissemination science and practice #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Dissemination Research Logic Model for advancing dissemination science and practice - Implementation Science
Background Relative to implementation science, dissemination science is at an earlier stage of development and lacks a tool for specifying and visually depicting the components of the dissemination pr...
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Implementing Australia’s psychotropic clinical practice guidelines in residential aged care: the EMBRACE helix counterbalanced randomised controlled trial comparing knowledge brokers with pharmacist education and passive distribution #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Implementing Australia’s psychotropic clinical practice guidelines in residential aged care: the EMBRACE helix counterbalanced randomised controlled trial comparing knowledge brokers with pharmacist e...
Introduction Psychotropic medication use remains highly prevalent in dementia despite guidelines recommending against routine use. The Evidence-based Medication knowledge Brokers in Residential Aged C...
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Protocol for a sequentially randomized trial to optimize an adaptive implementation strategy to promote evidence-based management of induction of labor: the IGNITE-IOL trial #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Protocol for a sequentially randomized trial to optimize an adaptive implementation strategy to promote evidence-based management of induction of labor: the IGNITE-IOL trial - Implementation Science
Background Evidence-based methods for induction of labor (IOL) are underutilized, increasing risk of prolonged induction, complications, and unnecessary costs. To address heterogeneity in response to ...
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Priority aims and testable hypotheses in implementation science: a scoping review #impsci #ImpSciComms link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Priority aims and testable hypotheses in implementation science: a scoping review - Implementation Science Communications
Background Despite substantial investment over two decades, implementation science has struggled to produce the comprehensive, empirically supported theories needed to predict which strategies will wo...
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Trends in behaviour change techniques for implementing and de-implementing healthcare practices using audit and feedback #impsci #ImpSciComms link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Trends in behaviour change techniques for implementing and de-implementing healthcare practices using audit and feedback - Implementation Science Communications
Background Audit and feedback (A&F) is a widely used quality improvement strategy in which a summary of healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) practice is provided to support behaviour change. However, its ...
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Reframing simulation as an implementation strategy: a call for conceptual integration across two scientific communities #impsci #ImpSciComms link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reframing simulation as an implementation strategy: a call for conceptual integration across two scientific communities - Implementation Science Communications
Background Simulation is an established evidence-based tool in healthcare. It is widely used for medical education (simulation-based medical education [SBME]), quality improvement, capacity building, ...
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Improving the detection, assessment, management and prevention of delirium in palliative care units - DAMPen-Delirium II study #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Improving the detection, assessment, management and prevention of delirium in palliative care units (the DAMPen-Delirium II study): protocol for an implementation-to-target Type III hybrid effectivene...
Background Delirium affects up to two-thirds of palliative care unit (PCU) inpatients, causing distress for patients, families, and staff, and contributing to complex care needs and increased healthca...
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Comparing different forms of structured follow-up support in the treatment of multiple health risks for chronic disease #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Comparing different forms of structured follow-up support in the treatment of multiple health risks for chronic disease: a randomized controlled trial protocol - Implementation Science
Background Primary care clinics need effective, low-cost tools to screen for and address multiple health risks — and technology can provide important efficiencies. My Own Health Report (MOHR) is a web...
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Our new expectations for reporting qual research and why we no longer require a ‘checklist’ for qual submissions to IS and ISC #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Embracing complexity by reducing rigidity: guiding principles for the intersection of implementation science and qualitative research - Implementation Science
In this editorial we reflect on recent contributions that have focused on how researchers should involve qualitative research in implementation science. Implementation science as a discipline has firm...
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We are marking 20 years of #impsci with two special article collections: 🔹 Learning From the Past and Shaping the Future 🔹 Breaking Frameworks: Revisiting, Extending, Integrating, and Theorizing Implementation Frameworks Submit by March 2027👇 link.springer.com/journal/4305...
Implementation Science Communications
Implementation Science Communications, an official companion journal to Implementation Science, is a forum to publish research to foster the uptake of ...
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Characterizing the practice facilitation approach: what facilitators do and how they do it to support quality improvement #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Characterizing the practice facilitation approach: what facilitators do and how they do it to support quality improvement - Implementation Science
Background Practice facilitation is an effective multicomponent strategy that focuses on building primary care practice capacity for continuous quality improvement. Despite its growing use, few framew...
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Implementation evaluation of nurse-initiated care in 29 Australian emergency departments: a RE-AIM multi-method evaluation #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Implementation evaluation of nurse-initiated care in 29 Australian emergency departments: a RE-AIM multi-method evaluation - Implementation Science
Background Nurse-initiated care improves timely treatment access, but adoption varies. The Ministry of Health introduced 73 Emergency Care Assessment and Treatment (ECAT) protocols for public emergenc...
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Exploring change mechanisms of implementation strategies for providing guideline-adherent care by interprofessional teams in inpatient settings: a realist synthesis #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Exploring change mechanisms of implementation strategies for providing guideline-adherent care by interprofessional teams in inpatient settings: a realist synthesis - Implementation Science
Background Well-designed guideline implementation tools – such as job aids and documentation charts – can facilitate adherence to clinical practice guidelines among health workers and accelerate impro...
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Clarifying dissemination outcomes: a taxonomy to advance dissemination science #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Clarifying dissemination outcomes: a taxonomy to advance dissemination science - Implementation Science
Background Dissemination science lacks shared language for specifying what dissemination strategies are designed to achieve. Without clearly defined outcomes, researchers cannot design studies that ex...
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📢 New Q&A blog in ISC Implementation champions drive change, but can organisations become too reliant on them? A recent study highlights the "champion paradox", showing how dependence on key individuals can threaten long-term sustainability. communities.springernature.com/posts/behind... #impsci
New #impsci editorial led by our Qual Editors Laura Sheard and Heather Reisinger - Our expectations for reporting qualitative research and why it will no longer be necessary to include a ‘checklist’ for qualitative submissions to the journal. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Embracing complexity by reducing rigidity: guiding principles for the intersection of implementation science and qualitative research - Implementation Science
In this editorial we reflect on recent contributions that have focused on how researchers should involve qualitative research in implementation science. Implementation science as a discipline has firm...
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Embracing complexity by reducing rigidity: guiding principles for the intersection of implementation science and qualitative research #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Embracing complexity by reducing rigidity: guiding principles for the intersection of implementation science and qualitative research - Implementation Science
In this editorial we reflect on recent contributions that have focused on how researchers should involve qualitative research in implementation science. Implementation science as a discipline has firm...
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Five years of the Implementation Research Logic Model: a citation analysis and systematic scoping review of its use in implementation research and practice #impsci link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Five years of the Implementation Research Logic Model: a citation analysis and systematic scoping review of its use in implementation research and practice - Implementation Science
Background The Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) was developed to enhance the rigor, transparency, and reproducibility of implementation research by integrating key elements of implementation...
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