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Application of the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) compilation of strategies to health intervention implementation in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Tailored interventions to address determinants of practice.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Implementing frailty interventions in hospitals: A systematic review of strategies and outcomes.Australasian journal on ageing · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of implementation strategies on nursing practice and patient outcomes: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Implementation science : IS · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of experimentally tested implementation strategies across health and human service settings: evidence from 2010-2022.Implementation science : IS · 2024Pooled it
- A theoretically designed scale-up intervention increases adoption of an effective school nutrition program 'SWAP IT': outcomes of a randomised trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Trial
- Bridging policy and practice: a scoping review of health system implementation research practice in Ethiopia.Implementation science communications · 2026Review
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- Exploring multi-level barriers and human-centered solutions to expand methadone for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs in Kyrgyzstan.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2026Article
- Understanding implementation of HEARTS for hypertension and diabetes in Guatemala: Qualitative and mixed-methods pilot results.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Identifying Implementation Gaps in the HIV Prevention Cascade among Peruvian Men Who Have Sex with Men.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Building a presence: implementation strategies used to expand palliative care services across six diverse health systems in a longitudinal mixed methods study.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Integrated Implementation Strategies to Promote the Use of AI-Assisted Diagnostic Software for Lung Nodule Screening in China: Process Evaluation Based on the RE-AIM Framework.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Strategies to integrate non-communicable disease interventions in HIV and tuberculosis care contexts in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Voices from the territory and living care networks: facilitators and barriers to implementing peer support in community mental health services in Brazil.BMC public health · 2026Article
- A call for action to strengthen stakeholder readiness for ICF data exchange in European health data space: a structured narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Operationalizing the WHO Blueprint for Fungal Disease and Antifungal Resistance in Fragile Health Systems: Insights from Somalia.Infection and drug resistance · 2026Article
- Stakeholder perspectives on the scalability of a psychological intervention for alcohol misuse and psychological distress in wartime: A qualitative study in Ukraine.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Optimisation of oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention: a scoping review of factors influencing implementation.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Stakeholder engagement to co-design implementation strategies for integrating depression management into HIV care services in Senegal.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Developing strategies for integrating Hepatitis B Virus infection testing and treatment into routine PMTCT services in Ghana's Upper West Region: a rapid qualitative study applying the CFIR-ERIC matching tool.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) project developed a compilation of implementation strategies that are intended to standardize reporting and evaluation. Little is known about the application of ERIC in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We systematically reviewed the literature on the use and specification of ERIC strategies for health intervention implementation in LMICs to identify gaps and inform future research.
methodsWe searched peer-reviewed articles published through March 2023 in any language that (1) were conducted in an LMIC and (2) cited seminal ERIC articles or (3) mentioned ERIC in the title or abstract. Two co-authors independently screened all titles, abstracts, and full-text articles, then abstracted study, intervention, and implementation strategy characteristics of included studies.
resultsThe final sample included 60 studies describing research from all world regions, with over 30% published in the final year of our review period. Most studies took place in healthcare settings (n = 52, 86.7%), while 11 (18.2%) took place in community settings and four (6.7%) at the policy level. Across studies, 548 distinct implementation strategies were identified with a median of six strategies (range 1-46 strategies) included in each study. Most studies (n = 32, 53.3%) explicitly matched implementation strategies used for the ERIC compilation. Among those that did, 64 (87.3%) of the 73 ERIC strategies were represented. Many of the strategies not cited included those that target systems- or policy-level barriers. Nearly 85% of strategies included some component of strategy specification, though most only included specification of their action (75.2%), actor (57.3%), and action target (60.8%). A minority of studies employed randomized trials or high-quality quasi-experimental designs; only one study evaluated implementation strategy effectiveness.
conclusionsWhile ERIC use in LMICs is rapidly growing, its application has not been consistent nor commonly used to test strategy effectiveness. Research in LMICs must better specify strategies and evaluate their impact on outcomes. Moreover, strategies that are tested need to be better specified, so they may be compared across contexts. Finally, strategies targeting policy-, systems-, and community-level determinants should be further explored.
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