TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcomes for implementation research
T2 - Conceptual distinctions, measurement challenges, and research agenda
AU - Proctor, Enola
AU - Silmere, Hiie
AU - Raghavan, Ramesh
AU - Hovmand, Peter
AU - Aarons, Greg
AU - Bunger, Alicia
AU - Griffey, Richard
AU - Hensley, Melissa
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments Preparation of this manuscript was supported by grants P30 MH068579 and UL1RR024992.
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - An unresolved issue in the field of implementation research is how to conceptualize and evaluate successful implementation. This paper advances the concept of "implementation outcomes" distinct from service system and clinical treatment outcomes. This paper proposes a heuristic, working "taxonomy" of eight conceptually distinct implementation outcomes-acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, feasibility, fidelity, implementation cost, penetration, and sustainability-along with their nominal definitions. We propose a two-pronged agenda for research on implementation outcomes. Conceptualizing and measuring implementation outcomes will advance understanding of implementation processes, enhance efficiency in implementation research, and pave the way for studies of the comparative effectiveness of implementation strategies.
AB - An unresolved issue in the field of implementation research is how to conceptualize and evaluate successful implementation. This paper advances the concept of "implementation outcomes" distinct from service system and clinical treatment outcomes. This paper proposes a heuristic, working "taxonomy" of eight conceptually distinct implementation outcomes-acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, feasibility, fidelity, implementation cost, penetration, and sustainability-along with their nominal definitions. We propose a two-pronged agenda for research on implementation outcomes. Conceptualizing and measuring implementation outcomes will advance understanding of implementation processes, enhance efficiency in implementation research, and pave the way for studies of the comparative effectiveness of implementation strategies.
KW - Evaluation
KW - Implementation
KW - Outcomes
KW - Research methods
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U2 - 10.1007/s10488-010-0319-7
DO - 10.1007/s10488-010-0319-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 20957426
AN - SCOPUS:79956149639
SN - 0894-587X
VL - 38
SP - 65
EP - 76
JO - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
JF - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
IS - 2
ER -