Original Research

The TDR MOOC training in implementation research: evaluation of feasibility and lessons learned in Rwanda Background: Hypertension (HTN) affects nearly 1 billion people globally and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), HTN represents an unmet health care gap that can be addressed by strengthening national health care […]

Proceedings from the 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation This supplement contains the abstracts from the concurrent paper sessions at the 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) in Health in December 2019, co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and AcademyHealth. Authors: Implementation Sci, May […]

Unrecognized implementation science engagement among health researchers in the USA: a national survey Background: Implementation science (IS) has the potential to serve an important role in encouraging the successful uptake of evidence-based interventions. The current state of IS awareness and engagement among health researchers, however, is relatively unknown. Methods: To determine IS awareness and engagement among health […]

Testing a theory of strategic implementation leadership, implementation climate, and clinicians’ use of evidence-based practice: a 5-year panel analysis Background: Implementation theory suggests that first-level leaders, sometimes referred to as middle managers, can increase clinicians’ use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare settings by enacting specific leadership behaviors (i.e., proactive, knowledgeable, supportive, perseverant with regard to […]

Defining sustainability in practice: views from implementing real-world innovations in health care Background: One of the key conceptual challenges in advancing our understanding of how to more effectively sustain innovations in health care is the lack of clarity and agreement on what sustainability actually means. Several reviews have helped synthesize and clarify how researchers conceptualize and […]

What hinders and helps academics to conduct Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) research in the field of nutrition and physical activity? An international perspective Background: Ineffective research-practice translation is a major challenge to population health improvement. This paper presents an international perspective on the barriers and facilitators associated with the uptake of and engagement in Dissemination and […]

Compliance with Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation and Its Associated Factors among Adolescent Girls in Tamale Metropolis of Ghana Background. In Ghana, anaemia is a severe public health problem among adolescent girls. In an attempt to deal with this phenomenon, Ghana Ministry of Health in collaboration with other development partners developed and launched weekly […]

Time and Organizational Cost for Facilitating Implementation of Primary Care Mental Health Integration Background: Integrating mental health services into primary care settings is complex and challenging. Although facilitation strategies have successfully supported implementation of primary care mental health integration and other complex innovations, we know little about the time required or its cost. Objective: To […]

Supplement: Using Research to Improve Nutrition in the Context of an At-Scale Social Protection Program in Mexico This special supplement presents research that led to the redesign of the health component of the Progresa Conditional Cash Transfer program in Mexico , its implementation and evaluation at pilot scale, and its scale-up to national level, representing […]

Fidelity of Implementation of Prospera Digital: Evaluation of a Multi-Site mHealth Intervention Aimed at Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in Mexico Background: Infrastructure and human capital limitations motivate the design of mHealth programs, but their large-scale implementation may be challenging in a development context. Prospera Digital (PD) is a pilot mHealth intervention aiming to improve maternal and […]