Implementation theory and the theory-driven approach to validity

Innovations in mental health services implementation: a report on state-level data from the U.S. Evidence-Based Practices Project

“…Efforts to assess innovations in mental health services implementation have been hampered by the limited body of evidence regarding the validity of four classic models of implementation – evolutionary [ 40 ], adaptive [ 41 ], top down or "forward mapping" [ 42 ], and bottom up or "backward mapping" [ 43 ]. The evolutionary model addresses the shortcomings of the top-down, bottom-up, and adaptive approaches [ 44 ], recognizing that implementation-related interactions occur on various levels in multiple directions, such as between actors at different levels within an organization and across policy and practice domains [ 44 , 45 ].…”

Bridging Community Intervention and Mental Health Services Research

“…Even though community intervention research poses unique challenges, many of the conceptual, practical, and methods challenges are similar to those of practice-based quality improvement research, in which exact goals are not easily specified in advance and long-term commitment is required, and to policy research, where randomization options and availability of suitable databases for evaluation are limited (83)(84)(85)(86). Furthermore, the conceptual and measurement frameworks underlying both policy and quality improvement research are similar: both suggest that health interventions should be embedded within local contexts and address and involve multiple stakeholders (34,87).…”

Validation of criteria for nosocomial use of amikacin in Brazil with the Delphi technique

“…Validation is a procedure for estimating the level of compliance of a model or measurement with reality [13]. There are several different forms and methods for evaluating validity.…”