SynthesisBMC health services research2023
Prospective application of theoretical implementation frameworks to improve health care in hospitals - a systematic review.
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- Taking the Next Step: How Can Implementation Science Advance Diabetes Foot Care for Rural and Remote Australians?Journal of foot and ankle research · 2026Article
- Designing complex health system interventions: an integrated theory-informed approach.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Using implementation science to promote evidence-based nutritional care in healthcare settings: A mixed-methods systematic review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Review
- Use of the i-PARIHS framework in nutrition and dietetics research and practice: A citation analysis of the literature and case studies.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025Review
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- Rapid response systems, antibiotic stewardship and medication reconciliation: a scoping review on implementation factors, activities and outcomes.BMJ quality & safety · 2025Article
- Combined use of the integrated-Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARIHS) framework with other implementation frameworks: a systematic review.Implementation science communications · 2025Review
- Development and usability testing of an online support tool to identify models and frameworks to inform implementation.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Article
- Using a multi-stakeholder co-design process to develop a health service organisation-wide patient reported outcome measure collection system.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to a Pilot Implementation of an Algorithm-Supported Care Navigation Model of Care: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth Service implementation projects are often guided by theoretical implementation frameworks. Little is known about the effectiveness of these frameworks to facilitate change in processes of care and patient outcomes within the inpatient setting. The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of the application of theoretical implementation frameworks in inpatient healthcare settings to change processes of care and associated patient outcomes.
methodWe conducted a search in CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, EMCARE and Cochrane Library databases from 1
resultsTwenty-five studies met the inclusion criteria. Twenty-one used a pre-post (no comparison), two a pre-post with a comparison, and two a cluster randomised trial design. Eleven theoretical implementation frameworks were prospectively applied: six process models; five determinant frameworks; and one classic theory. Four studies used two theoretical implementation frameworks. No authors reported their justification for selecting a particular framework and implementation strategies were generally poorly described. No consensus was reached for a preferred framework or subset of frameworks based on meta-analysis results.
conclusionsRather than the ongoing development of new implementation frameworks, a more consistent approach to framework selection and strengthening of existing approaches is recommended to further develop the implementation evidence base.
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