SynthesisBMC health services research2025
The integration of quality improvement and implementation science methods and frameworks in healthcare: a systematic review.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness and Feasibility of Workplace-Based Mental Health Interventions for University Academic Staff: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Remote Essential Newborn Care Training Paired With In-Person Quality Improvement on Optimizing Immediate and Resuscitative Care Practices.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- Advancing Evidence-Based Health Innovation in Brazil: A Qualitative Program Evaluation of a Binational Educational Initiative to Build Interprofessional Capacity.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Working to enhance HIV care: integrating implementation science and improvement science for effective quality improvement - a scoping review.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
- Optimising pain management in intensive care setting: Insights from a realist evaluation.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Reporting and Specifying the Implementation Strategies Used in a National Programme of Primary Care Youth Mental Health.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Research on deep learning architecture optimization method for intelligent scheduling of structural space.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Bridging evidence and practice: implementation science and bundled care strategies for fluid management in critically ill neonates.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Assessment of cleaning and disinfection of Intensive Care Unit beds: quality management with Lean.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Article
- Implementation of clinical practice guidelines using the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework: The methodology and experiences of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure Registry Study on gestational diabetes mellitus.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025Article
- Design science research in quality improvement: Embedding rigour in digital health innovation.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
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- Pragmatic Application of Implementation Science in Filipino Healthcare Environments.International forum for nursing and healthcare · 2025Article
- Decades of failure to prevent harm to patients-where are we going wrong? A mixed methods study of the perspectives of health services staff across Australia and internationally.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesQuality Improvement (QI) and Implementation Science (IS) are both frequently utilised in health research. Little is known about how they are integrated within studies, and whether combined they add value. This systematic review sought to investigate how QI and IS theories and strategies are integrated within healthcare-based studies.
methodsA systematic search was conducted across five databases. Duplicates, studies published prior to 2014, systematic and scoping reviews, and study protocols were removed. The retrieved title abstracts were screened, and the full texts of eligible studies were reviewed in pairs using Covidence software. Of the included studies, data were extracted using a predefined template, and studies were critically appraised using the QI Minimum Quality Criteria Set. Frequency analysis of the use of QI or IS tools was conducted, as well as a narrative analysis of the integration of QI and IS in each study.
resultsThe database search returned 3,407 title abstracts, of which 1,618 were screened. Assessment for eligibility resulted in the identification of 149 studies, of which the full texts were reviewed, and 12 studies included in the final analysis. These 12 studies integrated QI and IS methods to implement an intervention in tertiary healthcare. The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle was the most frequently used QI tool and the Theoretical Domains Framework, Behaviour Change Wheel (including Capabilities, Opportunity and Motivation) and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research were the most frequently used IS frameworks.
conclusionThe study highlights a lack of consistent terminology across the QI and IS fields, as well as opportunities for greater integration of the two fields to enhance study design, implementation and sustainability, and to improve healthcare performance.
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