Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 3: methods for assessing evidence on intervention implementation
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Cargo, M., Harris, J., Pantoja, T., Booth, A., Harden, A., Hannes, K., Thomas, J., Flemming, K., Garside, R. and Noyes, J. 2018. Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 3: methods for assessing evidence on intervention implementation. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 97, pp. 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.11.028
Authors | Cargo, M., Harris, J., Pantoja, T., Booth, A., Harden, A., Hannes, K., Thomas, J., Flemming, K., Garside, R. and Noyes, J. |
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Abstract | Objectives This article provides reviewers with guidance on methods for identifying and processing evidence to understand intervention implementation. Strategies, tools, and methods are applied to the systematic review process to illustrate how process and implementation can be addressed using quantitative, qualitative, and other sources of evidence (i.e., descriptive textual and nonempirical). Reviewers can take steps to navigate the heterogeneity and level of uncertainty present in the concepts, measures, and methods used to assess implementation. Activities can be undertaken in advance of a Cochrane quantitative review to develop program theory and logic models that situate implementation in the causal chain. Four search strategies are offered to retrieve process and implementation evidence. Recommendations are made for addressing rigor or risk of bias in process evaluation or implementation evidence. Strategies are recommended for locating and extracting data from primary studies. The basic logic is presented to assist reviewers to make initial review-level judgments about implementation failure and theory failure. Although strategies, tools, and methods can assist reviewers to address process and implementation using quantitative, qualitative, and other forms of evidence, few exemplar reviews exist. There is a need for further methodological development and trialing of proposed approaches. |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology |
Journal citation | 97, pp. 59-69 |
ISSN | 0895-4356 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Accepted author manuscript | License |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.11.028 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.11.028 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 Dec 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 09 Nov 2017 |
Deposited | 02 Jul 2019 |
Copyright holder | © 2018 Elsevier. |
Additional information | This Accepted Manuscript states it is paper 3 in the series: the Version of Record is paper 4. |
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