Implementation science on the margins: How do we demonstrate the value of implementation strategies?

Implementation science (IS) has developed as a field to assess effective ways to implement and disseminate evidence-based practices. Although the size and rigor of the field has improved, the economic evaluation of implementation strategies has lagged behind other areas of IS (Roberts, Healey, & Sev...

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Publicado en:Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family HealthCare Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 225 - 232
Autores principales: Hinde, Jesse M., Bray, Jeremy W., Cowell, Alexander J.
Formato: editorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Psychological Association Sep2020
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Sumario:Implementation science (IS) has developed as a field to assess effective ways to implement and disseminate evidence-based practices. Although the size and rigor of the field has improved, the economic evaluation of implementation strategies has lagged behind other areas of IS (Roberts, Healey, & Sevdalis, 2019). Beyond demonstrating the effectiveness of implementation strategies, there needs to be evidence that investments in these strategies are efficient or financially sustainable. In this editorial, we lay out conceptual challenges in applying economic evaluation to IS and the implications for conducting economic analyses in integrated primary care research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).