Nilsen P., Birken S.A. (eds.) Handbook on Implementation Science

Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. — 566 p.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 seek to advance implementation science through careful consideration of current thinking and recommendations for future directions.CopyrightForeword
Prologue
Theoretical Approaches in Implementation Science
Overview of theories, models and frameworks in implementation science
Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework
Active Implementation Frameworks
The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services: the Integrated-PARIHS framework
Normalization Process Theory
The Behaviour Change Wheel approach
A theory of organizational readiness for change
Key Concepts in Implementation Science
Strategies
Context
Outcomes
Fidelity
Adaptation
Sustainability
Perspectives on Implementation Science
Policy implementation research
Improvement science
Implementation from a learning perspective
Implementation from a habit perspective
Organizational perspectives in implementation science
Doing Implementation Science Research
Selecting theoretical approaches
Traditional approaches to conducting implementation research
Ethnography
Social network analysis
Configurational comparative methods
Realist evaluation
Programme theory
Group concept mapping
Epilogue