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ArticleHealth research policy and systems2024

Expert consensus on multilevel implementation hypotheses to promote the uptake of youth care guidelines: a Delphi study.

Eveline M Dubbeldeman, Rianne M J J van der Kleij, Evelyn A Brakema, Mathilde R Crone

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Eveline M DubbeldemanDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. E.M.Dubbeldeman@lumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1217-158X
Rianne M J J van der KleijDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Evelyn A BrakemaDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Mathilde R CroneDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.

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Abstract

backgroundThe implementation of youth care guidelines remains a complex process. Several evidence-based frameworks aid the identification and specification of implementation determinants and strategies. However, the influence of specific strategies on certain determinants remains unclear. Therefore, we need to clarify which active ingredients of strategies, known as behaviour change techniques (BCTs), elicit behaviour change and improve implementation outcomes. With this knowledge, we are able to formulate evidence-based implementation hypotheses. An implementation hypothesis details how determinants and in turn, implementation outcomes might be influenced by specific implementation strategies and their BCTs. We aimed to identify (1) determinants relevant to the implementation of youth care guidelines and (2) feasible and potentially effective implementation hypotheses.

methodsA four-round online modified Delphi study was conducted. In the first round, experts rated the implementation determinants based on their relevance. Next, experts formulated implementation hypotheses by connecting BCTs and implementation strategies to determinants and were asked to provide a rationale for their choices. In round three, the experts reconsidered and finalised their hypotheses based on an anonymous overview of all formulated hypotheses, including rationales. Finally, the experts rated the implementation hypotheses based on their potential effectiveness and feasibility.

resultsFourteen experts completed the first, second, and third rounds, with 11 completed the final round. Guideline promotion, mandatory education, presence of an implementation leader, poor management support, knowledge regarding guideline use, and a lack of communication skills were reported as most relevant determinants. In total, 46 hypotheses were formulated, ranging from 6 to 9 per determinant. For each determinant, we provide an overview of the implementation hypotheses that were most commonly deemed feasible and potentially effective.

conclusionThis study offers valuable insights into youth care guideline implementation by systematically identifying relevant determinants and formulating hypotheses based on expert input. Determinants related to engagement and to knowledge and skills were found to be relevant to youth care guideline implementation. This study offers a set of hypotheses that could help organisations, policymakers, and professionals guide the implementation process of youth care guidelines to ultimately improve implementation outcomes. The effectiveness of these hypotheses in practice remains to be assessed.

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ConsensusDelphi TechniqueAdolescentAdultFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicBehaviour change techniqueDelphiDeterminantsGuidelinesImplementationStrategiesYouth care

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