ReviewAmerican journal of community psychology2018
Letting Go: Conceptualizing Intervention De-implementation in Public Health and Social Service Settings.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of experimentally tested implementation strategies across health and human service settings: evidence from 2010-2022.Implementation science : IS · 2024Pooled it
- De-implementing low-value care in cancer care delivery: a systematic review.Implementation science : IS · 2022Pooled it
- A cluster randomized stepped-wedge trial to de-implement unnecessary post-operative antibiotics in children: the optimizing perioperative antibiotic in children (OPerAtiC) trial.Implementation science : IS · 2021Trial
- De-Implementing Low-Value Care in Dentistry: The Case for Choosing Wisely Campaigns.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2026Article
- Use of a Discrete Choice Experiment to Inform De-implementation of Mammography Overscreening: A US-Based National Survey.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Priorities for improving paediatric diagnosis: findings from a modified Delphi study.BMJ quality & safety · 2026Article
- Innovation Deimplementation in Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Study of Clinicians' Decision-Making.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Preferences for (Dis)Continuing Growth Hormone Treatment at Mid-Puberty in Patients with Transient Idiopathic Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency: A Qualitative Analysis.Hormone research in paediatrics · 2026Article
- Harnessing Implementation Science to Reform Juvenile Services: A Roadmap for Change.Journal of applied juvenile justice services · 2026Article
- So what? Elevating the impact of implementation science.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- When Nudges Don't Budge: A Mixed Methods Study of Why EHR-Based Deprescribing Nudges Failed to Change Provider Behavior.Research square · 2025Article
- Adoption and Perceptions of the College Alcohol Intervention Matrix (CollegeAIM) Among Professionals in a Higher Education Statewide Prevention Coalition.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Article
- Examining Practices for Youth Illegal Sexual Behaviors which May Warrant De-Implementation: Overview and Recommendations.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Review
- Re-conceptualizing implementation outcomes of health innovations as modes or attributes: an integrated framework.Frontiers in health services · 2025Review
- Blending De-implementation and Implementation to Promote Adoption of Universal PrEP Guidelines: Determinants, Strategies, and Outcomes.Critical public health · 2025Article
- Interventions for adolescent mental, sexual and reproductive health in West Africa: A scoping review.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Implementation Science in School Mental Health: A 10-Year Progress Update and Development of a New Research Agenda.School mental health · 2024Article
- Implementation and sustainability of systems change for mental health promotion and substance misuse prevention: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- RevisitingAmerican journal of public health · 2024Article
- Enhancing Impact: A Call to Action for Equitable Implementation Science.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Article
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Abstract
The discontinuation of interventions that should be stopped, or de-implementation, has emerged as a novel line of inquiry within dissemination and implementation science. As this area grows in human services research, like public health and social work, theory is needed to help guide scientific endeavors. Given the infancy of de-implementation, this conceptual narrative provides a definition and criteria for determining if an intervention should be de-implemented. We identify three criteria for identifying interventions appropriate for de-implementation: (a) interventions that are not effective or harmful, (b) interventions that are not the most effective or efficient to provide, and (c) interventions that are no longer necessary. Detailed, well-documented examples illustrate each of the criteria. We describe de-implementation frameworks, but also demonstrate how other existing implementation frameworks might be applied to de-implementation research as a supplement. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of de-implementation in the context of other stages of implementation, like sustainability and adoption; next steps for de-implementation research, especially identifying interventions appropriate for de-implementation in a systematic manner; and highlight special ethical considerations to advance the field of de-implementation research.
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