The Conceptual Basis for Dissemination and Implementation Research

Abstract

There are tangible benefits to the use of models to inform dissemination and implementation research. However dissemination and implementation scientists may find it difficult to select, adapt, and apply a model to their work. Guidance is provided on how to select a model, as answering several questions (e.g., the research question, scope of the study) can aid a research team in selecting a model. Given the large number of models available and the amount of work required to develop a new model, a dissemination and implementation researcher likely does not need to create a new model. There is a need to look outside the field of health research to identify other models that might inform dissemination and implementation research, as reviews have identified gaps in availability models for certain types of dissemination and implementation research (e.g., policy research).

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“…There are several theoretical frameworks available to provide conceptual and practical guidance on how to conduct effective knowledge translation (Tabak, Chambers, Hook, & Brownson, 2017). One commonly used framework, the RE-AIM framework, was developed in the field of public health and is primarily used in implementation science, which is not the focus of the current special section.…”

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“…38 46 Dissemination and implementation models are essential for understanding and improving D&I processes and outcomes; they help to align research questions with appropriate constructs in order to explain why an EBI or D&I strategy does or does not work. 38 Figure 1 The complex interplay of the determinants of behaviour change. Behaviour change within a given socioecological level is dependent on a convolution of contextual factors.…”

“…Dissemination and implementation models (also sometimes described as frameworks) are a conceptual and organised combination of theories necessary to guide the planning and evaluation of EBIs and D&I strategies. 38 46 Dissemination and implementation models are essential for understanding and improving D&I processes and outcomes; they help to align research questions with appropriate constructs in order to explain why an EBI or D&I strategy does or does not work. 38 Moreover, studies framed within D&I models allow one to specify clear-cut objectives with theoretical underpinnings to provide a systematic approach to evaluating the D&I process across a spectrum of actors and diverse domains of determinants.…”

“…As such, the formulation of new models has been discouraged. 38 However, the need for adapting and/or combining models to comprehensively assess if an EBI is disseminated and implemented as intended is mostly always indicated in D&I studies.…”