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The Handbook on Implementation Science provides an overview of the field's multidisciplinary history, theoretical approaches, key concepts, perspectives, and methods. By drawing on knowledge concerning learning, habits, organizational theory, improvement science and policy research, the Handbook offers novel perspectives from a broad group of international experts in the field representing diverse disciplines. The editors and authors seek to advance implementation science through careful consideration of current thinking and recommendations for future directions. Featured key concepts include strategies, context, outcomes, fidelity, adaptation and sustainability. Chapters introduce topics, define them, and explain their application in implementation science with examples that resonate with a diverse readership including implementation researchers, instructors, students and practitioners with experience in the field ranging from novices to experienced scholars. Contributors include: G. Aarons, B. Andersson-Gäre, M. Bender, S. Bernhardsson, S. Birken, K.A. Blase, A. Bunger, P. Cairney, C. Carroll, D. Cragun, G. Curran, D. D'Lima, L. Damschroder, K.S. Dickson, J. Edwards Becan, A.C. Eldh, P.-E. Ellström, T. Finch, D.L. Fixsen, B. Gardner, T. Greenhalgh, E. Haines, G. Harvey, H. Hasson, M. Hatch, S. Hwang, A. Kirk, A. Kitson, J. Leeman, L. Lennox, F. Lorecatto, J.C. Lowery, C. May, N. McCleary, S. Michie, J.C. Moullin, M. Neher, P. Nilsen, R.Y. Nooraie, J. Phillips, S. Potthoff, J. Presseau, E. Proctor, T. Rapley, C.M. Reardon, J. Rycroft-Malone, K. Seers, N. Sevdalis, F.F. Sniehotta, N.A. Stadnick, J. Thor, T. Waltz, J. Wassar-Kirk, B. Weiner, T. Wiley

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Author:   Per Nilsen ,  Sarah A. Birken
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781788975988

ISBN 10:   1788975987
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   21 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword by Trish Greenhalgh xxii Prologue 1 Per Nilsen and Sarah A. Birken PART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE 1 Overview of theories, models and frameworks in implementation science 8 Per Nilsen 2 Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework 32 Joanna C. Moullin, Kelsey S. Dickson, Nicole A. Stadnick, Jennifer Edwards Becan, Tisha Wiley, Joella Phillips, Melissa Hatch and Gregory A. Aarons 3 Active Implementation Frameworks 62 Dean L. Fixsen and Karen A. Blase 4 The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) 88 Laura J. Damschroder, Caitlin M. Reardon and Julie C. Lowery 5 Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services: the Integrated-PARIHS framework 114 Gillian Harvey and Alison Kitson 6 Normalization Process Theory 144 Carl May, Tracy Finch and Tim Rapley 7 The Behaviour Change Wheel approach 168 Danielle D’Lima, Fabiana Lorencatto and Susan Michie 8 A theory of organizational readiness for change 215 Bryan J. Weiner PART II KEY CONCEPTS IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE 9 Strategies 234 Jennifer Leeman and Per Nilsen 10 Context 259 Per Nilsen and Susanne Bernhardsson 11 Outcomes 276 Enola K. Proctor 12 Fidelity 291 Christopher Carroll 13 Adaptation 317 M. Alexis Kirk 14 Sustainability 333 Laura Lennox PART III PERSPECTIVES ON IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE 15 Policy implementation research 368 Per Nilsen and Paul Cairney 16 Improvement science 389 Per Nilsen, Johan Thor, Miriam Bender, Jennifer Leeman, Boel Andersson G.re and Nick Sevdalis 17 Implementation from a learning perspective 409 Per Nilsen, Margit Neher, Per-Erik Ellström and Benjamin Gardner 18 Implementation from a habit perspective 422 Sebastian Potthoff, Nicola McCleary, Falko F. Sniehotta and Justin Presseau 19 Organizational perspectives in implementation science 442 Emily R. Haines and Sarah A. Birken PART IV DOING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE RESEARCH 20 Selecting theoretical approaches 454 Sarah A. Birken 21 Traditional approaches to conducting implementation research 467 Soohyun Hwang, Sarah A. Birken and Geoffrey Curran 22 Ethnography 480 Jeanette Wassar Kirk and Emily R. Haines 23 Social network analysis 487 Alicia C. Bunger and Reza Yousefi Nooraie 24 Configurational comparative methods 497 Deborah Cragun 25 Realist evaluation 505 Ann Catrine Eldh, Kate Seers and Joanne Rycroft-Malone 26 Programme theory 512 Per Nilsen and Henna Hasson 27 Group concept mapping 519 Thomas J. Waltz Epilogue 527 Sarah A. Birken and Per Nilsen Index 529

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Edited by Per Nilsen, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden and Sarah A. Birken, Wake Forest School of Medicine, US

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