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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

Gillian Harvey

Jo Rycroft-Malone

Kate Seers

Paul Wilson

Christine Cassidy

Mark Embrett

Jiale Hu

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
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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