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Ensuring intervention success: Assessing fit as an overlooked step of the implementation process.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Community Pharmacy Recruitment for Practice-Based Research: Challenges and Lessons Learned.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Facebook Intervention for Young-Onset Melanoma Survivors and Families: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- The Setting-Intervention Fit of Nine Evidence-Based Interventions for Substance Use Disorders Within HIV Service Organizations Across the United States: Results of a National Stakeholder-Engaged Real-Time Delphi Study.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2022Article
- Understanding dynamic complexity in context-Enriching contextual analysis in implementation science from a constructivist perspective.Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
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Abstract
Ensuring fit between a service and the implementing context is a critical but often overlooked precursor of implementation success. This commentary proposes five key considerations that should be evaluated when exploring fit: alignment with needs and metrics; alignment with organizational resources and capabilities; alignment with organizational priorities and culture; alignment with reimbursement mechanisms for long-term sustainability; and alignment with the regulatory environment. Successful uptake and implementation hinges on careful planning and, most importantly, appropriate fit between the service and the implementing environment.
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