Journal article
Identifying the domains of context important to implementation science: A study protocol
JE Squires, ID Graham, AM Hutchinson, S Michie, JJ Francis, A Sales, J Brehaut, J Curran, N Ivers, J Lavis, S Linklater, S Fenton, T Noseworthy, J Vine, JM Grimshaw
Implementation Science | BMC | Published : 2015
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Abstract
Background: There is growing recognition that "context" can and does modify the effects of implementation interventions aimed at increasing healthcare professionals' use of research evidence in clinical practice. However, conceptual clarity about what exactly comprises "context" is lacking. The purpose of this research program is to develop, refine, and validate a framework that identifies the key domains of context (and their features) that can facilitate or hinder (1) healthcare professionals' use of evidence in clinical practice and (2) the effectiveness of implementation interventions. Methods/design: A multi-phased investigation of context using mixed methods will be conducted. The firs..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study has received provincial peer-reviewed funding from The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and ethics approval from The Ottawa Hospital Research Ethics Board and the University of Ottawa Research Ethics Board. JES holds a CIHR New Investigator Award in Knowledge Translation and a University of Ottawa Research Chair in Health Evidence Implementation. JMG holds a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer and Uptake. NI holds New Investigator Awards from CIHR and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.