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ArticleBMJ open2025

Use and reporting of intervention mapping for adaptation: a systematic review protocol.

Eunyoung Kang, Hugo R Sánchez-Blas, Elizabeth O Obekpa, Maria E Fernandez

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4 authors.

Eunyoung KangDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science, Houston, Texas, USA eunyoung.kang@uth.tmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7657-9221
Hugo R Sánchez-BlasDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science, Houston, Texas, USA.
Elizabeth O ObekpaDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science, Houston, Texas, USA.
Maria E FernandezDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science, Houston, Texas, USA.

Funding

Convalescent Plasma to Limit Coronavirus Associated ComplicationsUL1TR003167 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI KARP, DANIEL D, MCPHERSON, DAVID D · 2019 to 2023
$45.3M
Center for Clinical and Translational SciencesUM1TR004906 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Maria Eulalia Fernandez, LORNA H. MCNEILL · 2024 to 2026
$16.7M
Research Project 2U54CA284109 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Maria Eulalia Fernandez · 2023 to 2026
$5.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003167NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004906NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006408NCI NIH HHS U54 CA284109
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIntervention adaptation is likely to occur to some extent when implementing interventions in new implementation contexts. Using systematic frameworks can guide intentional and effective adaptation processes. Intervention Mapping for Adaptation (IM-ADAPT) is a framework that offers step-by-step guidance for systematic, theory-based intervention adaptation. Despite the increasing use of IM-ADAPT, there is limited understanding of the contexts in which it has been applied and how effectively it is used and reported. Addressing this knowledge gap can improve current adaptation practices and inform future enhancements of the IM-ADAPT framework and the broader science of intervention adaptation. This review aims to (1) determine the context in which IM-ADAPT is used, (2) assess how studies apply IM-ADAPT tasks and (3) evaluate how these studies report their IM-ADAPT findings. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This protocol followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols guidelines. The eligibility criteria include original peer-reviewed English articles that used Intervention Mapping or IM-ADAPT to adapt interventions. We searched PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Embase and the Intervention Mapping literature library, and conducted forward citation searches using two landmark articles from inception to 19 July 2024. At least two independent coders will screen the records to determine eligibility and extract data from the included articles. Any discrepancies will be resolved through regular co-author meetings or in consultation with a senior author. The study protocol was registered on the Open Science Framework (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/D5TCP). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: As this systematic review only used published data, no ethics approval was required. We will disseminate the findings of this review through open-access channels and journals.

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Research DesignHumansPatient ParticipationSystematic Reviews as TopicImplementation SciencePUBLIC HEALTHReview

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PMID41213693
PMCPMC12598979

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