Instrumentation issues in implementation science.
Background: Like many new fields, implementation science has become vulnerable to instrumentation issues that potentially threaten the strength of the developing knowledge base. For instance, many implementation studies report findings based on instruments that do not have established psychometric p...
| Publicado en: | Implementation Science Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 118 - 119 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | research Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2014
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103846500&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 103846500 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17485908 38MN jtl: Implementation Science issn: 17485908 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2014 vid: 9 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 103846500 103846500 NLM25185799 2012734923 10.1186/s13012-014-0118-8 NLM25185799 PMC4164742 103846500 ppf: 118 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Instrumentation issues in implementation science. aug: au: Martinez, Ruben G Lewis, Cara C Weiner, Bryan J affil: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 806 West Franklin St,, Richmond 23220, VA, USA. martinezrg@vcu.edu. sug: subj: Health and Welfare Planning Methods Program Development Methods Health and Welfare Planning Statistics and Numerical Data Human Program Development Statistics and Numerical Data Psychometrics Methods Reproducibility of Results Study Design ab: Background: Like many new fields, implementation science has become vulnerable to instrumentation issues that potentially threaten the strength of the developing knowledge base. For instance, many implementation studies report findings based on instruments that do not have established psychometric properties. This article aims to review six pressing instrumentation issues, discuss the impact of these issues on the field, and provide practical recommendations.Discussion: This debate centers on the impact of the following instrumentation issues: use of frameworks, theories, and models; role of psychometric properties; use of 'home-grown' and adapted instruments; choosing the most appropriate evaluation method and approach; practicality; and need for decision-making tools. Practical recommendations include: use of consensus definitions for key implementation constructs; reporting standards (e.g., regarding psychometrics, instrument adaptation); when to use multiple forms of observation and mixed methods; and accessing instrument repositories and decision aid tools.Summary: This debate provides an overview of six key instrumentation issues and offers several courses of action to limit the impact of these issues on the field. With careful attention to these issues, the field of implementation science can potentially move forward at the rapid pace that is respectfully demanded by community stakeholders. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|