Criteria for selecting implementation science theories and frameworks: results from an international survey.

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Abstract

Theories provide a synthesizing architecture for implementation science. The underuse, superficial use, and misuse of theories pose a substantial scientific challenge for implementation science and may relate to challenges in selecting from the many theories in the field. Implementation scientists may benefit from guidance for selecting a theory for a specific study or project. Understanding how implementation scientists select theories will help inform efforts to develop such guidance. Our objective was to identify which theories implementation scientists use, how they use theories, and the criteria used to select theories.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Implement Sci

Title: Implementation science : IS

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1748-5908

ISSN (Print): 1748-5908

Publication date (Electronic): October 30 2017

Volume: 12

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1103E McGavran-Greenberg, 135 Dauer Drive, Campus Box 7411, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7411, USA. birken@unc.edu.

[2 ] Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1103E McGavran-Greenberg, 135 Dauer Drive, Campus Box 7411, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7411, USA.

[3 ] End-of-Life, Hospice, and Palliative Care Program, RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.

[4 ] School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.

[5 ] UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA.

[6 ] Ann Arbor VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Personalizing Options through Veteran Engagement (PROVE) QUERI Program, 2800 Plymouth Road, Building 16, Floor 3, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA.

[7 ] Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada.

[8 ] School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, 600 Peter Morand Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 5Z3, Canada.

[9 ] School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier - Vanier Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.