ArticleImplementation research and practice2021
A conceptual model to guide research on the activities and effects of innovation champions.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The role of champions in the implementation of technology in healthcare services: a systematic mixed studies review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review of health literacy champions: who, what and how?Health promotion international · 2023Pooled it
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- District health management teams as champions for implementing the WHO LIVE LIFE suicide-prevention framework in Rural Uganda: a pre-implementation qualitative study.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Champions and early adopters in an implementation-effectiveness study of shared decision making: implications for interpersonal strategies.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- The champion paradox: the dual effects of implementation champions on the sustainment of evidence-based practices.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Development and Evaluation of an HPV Vaccine Champion Training: a Strategy to Boost Adolescent Vaccination in Community Health Centers in Florida.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Successful adoption of an advance care planning evidence-based practice: impact of clinical champion and site factors.Implementation science : IS · 2026Article
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- Preparing clinical champions for sustainable implementation of practice change within large healthcare systems.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Understanding the Nurse Champion Concept and the Training Initiatives for Nurse Champions: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Exploring factors influencing implementation across the explanatory-to-pragmatic trial continuum: a sequential qualitative integration of delivering higher-intensity walking exercise within inpatient stroke rehabilitation.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Champions as catalysts for change: a realist evaluation of their impact in primary care.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- The self-perceived role of tech champions in municipal healthcare services-a descriptive qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Access to Outpatient Occupational Therapy Services After Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Veterans Health Administration.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe importance of having a champion to promote implementation efforts has been discussed in the literature for more than five decades. However, the empirical literature on champions remains underdeveloped. As a result, health organizations commonly use champions in their implementation efforts without the benefit of evidence to guide decisions about how to identify, prepare, and evaluate their champions. The goal of this article is to present a model of champion impact that draws upon previous literature and is intended to inform future research on champions and serve as a guide for practitioners serving in a champion role.
methodsThe proposed model is informed by existing literature, both conceptual and empirical. Prior studies and reviews of the literature have faced challenges in terms of operationalizing and reporting on champion characteristics, activities, and impacts. The proposed model addresses this challenge by delineating these constructs, which allows for consolidation of factors previously discussed about champions as well as new hypothesized relationships between constructs.
resultsThe model proposes that a combination of champion commitment and champion experience and self-efficacy influence champion performance, which influences peer engagement with the champion, which ultimately influences the champion's impact. Two additional constructs have indirect effects on champion impact. Champion beliefs about the innovation and organizational support for the champion affect champion commitment.
conclusionThe proposed model is intended to support prospective studies of champions by hypothesizing relationships between constructs identified in the champion literature, specifically relationships between modifiable factors that influence a champion's potential impact. Over time, the model should be modified, as appropriate, based on new findings from champion-related research.
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