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ArticleFrontiers in health services2022

Applying Theory to Explain the Influence of Factors External to an Organization on the Implementation of an Evidence-Based Intervention.

Jennifer Leeman, Mary Wangen, Michelle Kegler, Matthew Lee, Meghan C O'Leary, Linda K Ko, María E Fernández, Sarah A Birken

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Article in Frontiers in health services, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Jennifer LeemanSchool of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Mary WangenCenter for Health Promotion / Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Michelle KeglerDepartment of Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Matthew LeeDepartment of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
Meghan C O'LearyDepartment of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Linda K KoHealth Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
María E FernándezHealth Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Sarah A BirkenDepartment of Implementation Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States.

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Abstract

Despite its widely acknowledged influence on implementation, limited research has been done on how the external environment (i.e., outer setting) determines when organizations adopt and implement new interventions. Determinant frameworks identify several outer setting-level factors such as funding streams, inter-organizational relationships, and peer pressure. However, these frameworks do not explain how or why outer-setting factors influence implementation. To advance research in this area, we argue for the importance of deriving theory-based propositions from organization theory to explain how outer setting factors influence organizations. Drawing on the work of the Organization Theory in Implementation Science (OTIS) project, we identified 20 propositions from five classic organization theories-Complexity Theory, Contingency Theory, Institutional Theory, Resource Dependence Theory, and Transaction Cost Economics. We then applied those propositions to hypothesize relationships among outer setting factors, implementation strategies, and implementation outcomes in five case studies of evidenced-based tobacco control interventions. The five case studies address the implementation of smoke-free policies, community health worker-led tobacco education and cessation programs, 5 A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange), point-of-sale tobacco marketing policy interventions, and quitlines. The case studies illustrate how propositions may be used to guide the selection and testing of implementation strategies. Organization theories provide a menu of propositions that offer guidance for selecting and optimizing high-leverage implementation strategies that target factors at the level of outer setting. Furthermore, these propositions suggest testable hypotheses regarding the mechanisms underlying the influence of outer-setting factors on how and why organizations adopt and implement interventions.

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cancer prevention and controlevidence-based interventionsimplementation determinantsimplementation strategiesorganizational theory

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PMCPMC10012829

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