Gillian Harvey
Connecting the science and practice of implementation – applying the lens of context to inform study design in implementation research
Harvey, Gillian; Rycroft-Malone, Jo; Seers, Kate; Wilson, Paul; Cassidy, Christine; Embrett, Mark; Hu, Jiale; Pearson, Mark; Semenic, Sonia; Zhao, Junqiang; Graham, Ian D.
Authors
Jo Rycroft-Malone
Kate Seers
Paul Wilson
Christine Cassidy
Mark Embrett
Jiale Hu
Dr Mark Pearson Mark.Pearson@hull.ac.uk
Reader in Implementation Science
Sonia Semenic
Junqiang Zhao
Ian D. Graham
Abstract
The saying “horses for courses” refers to the idea that different people and things possess different skills or qualities that are appropriate in different situations. In this paper, we apply the analogy of “horses for courses” to stimulate a debate about how and why we need to get better at selecting appropriate implementation research methods that take account of the context in which implementation occurs. To ensure that implementation research achieves its intended purpose of enhancing the uptake of research-informed evidence in policy and practice, we start from a position that implementation research should be explicitly connected to implementation practice. Building on our collective experience as implementation researchers, implementation practitioners (users of implementation research), implementation facilitators and implementation educators and subsequent deliberations with an international, inter-disciplinary group involved in practising and studying implementation, we present a discussion paper with practical suggestions that aim to inform more practice-relevant implementation research.
Citation
Harvey, G., Rycroft-Malone, J., Seers, K., Wilson, P., Cassidy, C., Embrett, M., …Graham, I. D. (2023). Connecting the science and practice of implementation – applying the lens of context to inform study design in implementation research. Frontiers in Health Services, 3, Article 1162762. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1162762
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 21, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 7, 2023 |
Publication Date | Jul 7, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Sep 29, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 29, 2023 |
Journal | Frontiers in Health Services |
Print ISSN | 2813-0146 |
Electronic ISSN | 2813-0146 |
Publisher | Frontiers Media |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 3 |
Article Number | 1162762 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1162762 |
Keywords | Implementation research; Implementation practice; Context; Adaptation; Study design |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4403158 |
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© 2023 Harvey, Rycroft-Malone, Seers, Wilson, Cassidy, Embrett, Hu, Pearson, Semenic, Zhao and Graham. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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