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  1. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are vital conduits of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) information; however, few discuss LTPA with their patients with disabilities. ‘Changing Minds, Changing Lives’ (CMCL)...

    Authors: Jennifer R Tomasone, Kathleen A Martin Ginis, Paul A Estabrooks and Laura Domenicucci
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:30
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. The objective of this study is to develop a statistical model to assess factors associated with information seeking in a Canadian public health department.

    Authors: Reza Yousefi-Nooraie, Maureen Dobbins and Alexandra Marin
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:29
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. Bacterial resistance development is one of the most urgent problems in healthcare worldwide. In Europe, dentistry accounts for a comparatively high amount of antibiotic prescriptions. In light of increasing le...

    Authors: Christin Löffler, Femke Böhmer, Anne Hornung, Hermann Lang, Ulrike Burmeister, Andreas Podbielski, Anja Wollny, Günther Kundt and Attila Altiner
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:27
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  5. To quantify the extent to which clinicians use clinically-efficacious decision aids as intended during implementation in practice and how fidelity to usage instructions correlates with shared decision making (...

    Authors: Kirk D Wyatt, Megan E Branda, Ryan T Anderson, Laurie J Pencille, Victor M Montori, Erik P Hess, Henry H Ting and Annie LeBlanc
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:26
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. Although dental care settings provide an exceptional opportunity to reach smokers and provide brief cessation advice and treatment to reduce oral and other tobacco-related health conditions, dental care provid...

    Authors: Jamie S Ostroff, Yuelin Li and Donna R Shelley
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:25
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  7. Patients are increasingly seen as active partners in healthcare. While patient involvement in individual clinical decisions has been extensively studied, no trial has assessed how patients can effectively be i...

    Authors: Antoine Boivin, Pascale Lehoux, Réal Lacombe, Jako Burgers and Richard Grol
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:24
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Health services are subject to frequent changes, yet there has been insufficient research to address how staff working within these services perceive the climate for implementation. Staff perceptions, particul...

    Authors: Caroline Laker, Felicity Callard, Clare Flach, Paul Williams, Jane Sayer and Til Wykes
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:23
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. National and international evidence-based guidelines for hip and knee osteoarthritis recommend to start with (a combination of) conservative treatments, followed by surgical intervention if a patient does not ...

    Authors: Stefanie N Hofstede, Thea PM Vliet Vlieland, Cornelia HM van den Ende, Perla J Marang-van de Mheen, Rob GHH Nelissen and Leti van Bodegom-Vos
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:22
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  10. Immunization quality improvement programs are often limited by the cost and inconvenience associated with delivering face-to-face consultations to primary care providers. To investigate a more efficient mode o...

    Authors: Melissa B Gilkey, Jennifer L Moss, Alyssa J Roberts, Amanda M Dayton, Amy H Grimshaw and Noel T Brewer
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:21
    Content type: Research Published on:

  11. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) brings significant human and healthcare costs. Its progressive nature means achieving normoglycaemia is increasingly difficult, yet critical to avoiding long term vascular complications. ...

    Authors: John S Furler, Doris Young, James Best, Elizabeth Patterson, David O’Neal, Danny Liew, Jane Speight, Leonie Segal, Carl May, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott, Louise Ginnivan and Irene D Blackberry
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:20
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  12. The distribution of the roles and responsibilities of long-term condition management (LTCM) outside of formal health services implicates a wide set of relationships and activities of involvement. Yet, compared...

    Authors: Anne Rogers, Helen Brooks, Ivaylo Vassilev, Anne Kennedy, Christian Blickem and David Reeves
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:19
    Content type: Research Published on:

  13. Ukraine has one of the most severe HIV epidemics in Eastern Europe, with an estimated 1.6% of the adult population living with the virus. Injection drug use accounts for 36% of new HIV cases. Nongovernmental o...

    Authors: Jill Owczarzak, Olga Filippova and Sarah D Phillips
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:18
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  14. Previous studies have shown wide variations in prehospital ambulance care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a Quality Improvement Collabor...

    Authors: Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Deborah Shaw, Nadya Essam, Fiona Jayne Togher, Zowie Davy, Anne Spaight and Michael Dewey
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:17
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. Care of patients with diabetes often occurs in the context of other chronic illness. Competing disease priorities and competing patient-physician priorities present challenges in the provision of care for the ...

    Authors: Catherine H Yu, Dawn Stacey, Joanna Sale, Susan Hall, David M Kaplan, Noah Ivers, Jeremy Rezmovitz, Fok-Han Leung, Baiju R Shah and Sharon E Straus
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:16
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  17. Computer-based decision support systems are a promising method for incorporating research evidence into clinical practice. However, evidence is still scant on how such information technology solutions work in ...

    Authors: Tiina Kortteisto, Jani Raitanen, Jorma Komulainen, Ilkka Kunnamo, Marjukka Mäkelä, Pekka Rissanen and Minna Kaila
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:15
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  18. Audit and feedback interventions in healthcare have been found to be effective, but there has been little progress with respect to understanding their mechanisms of action or identifying their key ‘active ingr...

    Authors: Noah M Ivers, Anne Sales, Heather Colquhoun, Susan Michie, Robbie Foy, Jill J Francis and Jeremy M Grimshaw
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:14
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  19. Strict compliance with prescribed medication is the key to reducing relapses in schizophrenia. As villagers in China lack regular access to psychiatrists to supervise compliance, we propose to train village ‘d...

    Authors: Wenjie Gong, Dong Xu, Liang Zhou, Henry Shelton Brown III, Kirk L Smith and Shuiyuan Xiao
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:13
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  20. Urban schools lag behind non-urban schools in attending to the behavioral health needs of their students. This is especially evident with regard to the level of use of evidence-based interventions with school ...

    Authors: Ricardo Eiraldi, Barry McCurdy, Muniya Khanna, Jennifer Mautone, Abbas F Jawad, Thomas Power, Zuleyha Cidav, Jaclyn Cacia and George Sugai
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:12
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  21. To improve the implementation of innovations in healthcare settings, it is important to understand factors influencing healthcare professionals’ behaviors. We aimed to develop a generic questionnaire in Englis...

    Authors: Johanna M Huijg, Winifred A Gebhardt, Mathilde R Crone, Elise Dusseldorp and Justin Presseau
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:11
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. The Portuguese National Health Directorate has issued clinical practice guidelines on prescription of anti-inflammatory drugs, acid suppressive therapy, and antiplatelets. However, their effectiveness in chang...

    Authors: Daniel Pinto, Bruno Heleno, David S Rodrigues, Ana Luísa Papoila, Isabel Santos and Pedro A Caetano
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:10
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  23. Mild traumatic brain injury is a frequent cause of presentation to emergency departments. Despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines in this area, there is variation in practice. One of the aims ...

    Authors: Emma J Tavender, Marije Bosch, Russell L Gruen, Sally E Green, Jonathan Knott, Jill J Francis, Susan Michie and Denise A O’Connor
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:8
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. Organizational readiness for change in healthcare settings is an important factor in successful implementation of new policies, programs, and practices. However, research on the topic is hindered by the absenc...

    Authors: Christopher M Shea, Sara R Jacobs, Denise A Esserman, Kerry Bruce and Bryan J Weiner
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  25. Despite considerable efforts, engaging staff to lead quality improvement activities in practice settings is a persistent challenge. At British Columbia Children’s Hospital (BCCH), the pediatric intensive care ...

    Authors: Jean-Paul Collet, Peter W Skippen, Mir Kaber Mosavianpour, Alexander Pitfield, Bubli Chakraborty, Garth Hunte, Ronald Lindstrom, Niranjan Kissoon and William H McKellin
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:6
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  27. To have public health impact, evidence-based interventions (EBIs) must be implemented appropriately at meaningful scale. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Replicating Effective Programs and Diffu...

    Authors: Shayna D Cunningham and Josefina J Card
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:5
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. Inter-professional collaborative care (ICC) for cancer leads to multiple system, organizational, professional, and patient benefits, but is limited by numerous challenges. Empirical research on interventions t...

    Authors: Anna R Gagliardi, Terri Stuart-McEwan, Julie Gilbert, Frances C Wright, Jeffrey Hoch, Melissa C Brouwers, Mark J Dobrow, Thomas K Waddell and David R McCready
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:4
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  29. Updating clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is a crucial process for maintaining the validity of recommendations. Methodological handbooks should provide guidance on both developing and updating CPGs. However...

    Authors: Robin WM Vernooij, Andrea Juliana Sanabria, Ivan Solà, Pablo Alonso-Coello and Laura Martínez García
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:3
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  30. There is a well-recognized need for greater use of theory to address research translational gaps. Normalization Process Theory (NPT) provides a set of sociological tools to understand and explain the social pr...

    Authors: Rachel McEvoy, Luciana Ballini, Susanna Maltoni, Catherine A O’Donnell, Frances S Mair and Anne MacFarlane
    Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:2
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  31. DECISION + 2, a training program for physicians, is designed to implement shared decision making (SDM) in the context of antibiotics use for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). We evaluated the impact ...

    Authors: France Légaré, Mireille Guerrier, Catherine Nadeau, Caroline Rhéaume, Stéphane Turcotte and Michel Labrecque
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:144
    Content type: Research Published on:

  33. Audit and feedback to physicians is a commonly used quality improvement strategy, but its optimal design is unknown. This trial tested the effects of a theory-informed worksheet to facilitate goal setting and ...

    Authors: Noah M Ivers, Karen Tu, Jacqueline Young, Jill J Francis, Jan Barnsley, Baiju R Shah, Ross E Upshur, Rahim Moineddin, Jeremy M Grimshaw and Merrick Zwarenstein
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:142
    Content type: Research Published on:

  34. Cancer and other chronic diseases reduce quality and length of life and productivity, and represent a significant financial burden to society. Evidence-based public health approaches to prevent cancer and othe...

    Authors: Peg Allen, Sonia Sequeira, Rebekah R Jacob, Adriano Akira Ferreira Hino, Katherine A Stamatakis, Jenine K Harris, Lindsay Elliott, Jon F Kerner, Ellen Jones, Maureen Dobbins, Elizabeth A Baker and Ross C Brownson
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:141
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  35. To successfully implement the recommendations of critical care nutrition guidelines, one potential approach is to identify barriers to providing optimal enteral nutrition (EN) in the intensive care unit (ICU),...

    Authors: Naomi E Cahill, Andrew G Day, Deborah Cook and Daren K Heyland
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:140
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. With the persistent gaps between research and practice in healthcare systems, knowledge translation (KT) has gained significance and importance. Also, in most industrialized countries, there is an increasing e...

    Authors: Randa Attieh, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Carole A Estabrooks, France Légaré, Mathieu Ouimet, Geneviève Roch, El Kebir Ghandour and Jeremy Grimshaw
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:138
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  38. Blood Pressure related disease affected 118 million people in India in the year 2000; this figure will double by 2025. Around one in four adults in rural India have hypertension, and of those, only a minority ...

    Authors: Devarsetty Praveen, Anushka Patel, Stephen McMahon, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Gari D. Clifford, Pallab K. Maulik, Rohina Joshi, Stephen Jan, Stephane Heritier and David Peiris
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:137
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  39. Persons with serious mental illness (SMI) are disproportionately burdened by premature mortality. This disparity is exacerbated by poor continuity of care with the health system. The Veterans Health Administra...

    Authors: Amy M. Kilbourne, Kristen M. Abraham, David E. Goodrich, Nicholas W. Bowersox, Daniel Almirall, Zongshan Lai and Kristina M. Nord
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:136
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  40. The many randomized trials of the collaborative care model for improving depression in primary care have not described the implementation and maintenance of this model. This paper reports how and the degree to...

    Authors: Leif I. Solberg, A. Lauren Crain, Nancy Jaeckels, Kris A. Ohnsorg, Karen L. Margolis, Arne Beck, Robin R. Whitebird, Rebecca C. Rossom, Benjamin F. Crabtree and Andrew H. Van de Ven
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:135
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. To reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance, there is a pressing need for worldwide implementation of effective interventions to promote more prudent prescribing of antibiotics for acute LRTI. This study is ...

    Authors: Lucy Yardley, Elaine Douglas, Sibyl Anthierens, Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Gilly O’Reilly, Beth Stuart, Adam W. A. Geraghty, Emily Arden-Close, Alike W. van der Velden, Herman Goosens, Theo J. M. Verheij, Chris C. Butler, Nick A. Francis and Paul Little
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:134
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. Given the importance of influence networks in the implementation of evidence-based practices and interventions, it is unclear whether such networks continue to operate as sources of information and advice when...

    Authors: Lawrence A. Palinkas, Ian W. Holloway, Eric Rice, C. Hendricks Brown, Thomas W. Valente and Patricia Chamberlain
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:133
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  43. It is difficult to foster research utilization among allied health professionals (AHPs). Tailored, multifaceted knowledge translation (KT) strategies are now recommended but are resource intensive to implement...

    Authors: Lanie Campbell, Iona Novak, Sarah McIntyre and Sarah Lord
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:132
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. A multifaceted implementation (MFI) strategy was used to implement an evidence-based occupational therapy program for people with dementia (COTiD program). This strategy was successful in increasing the number...

    Authors: Carola M. E. Döpp, Maud J. L. Graff, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Maria W. G. Nijhuis van der Sanden and Myrra J. F. J. Vernooij-Dassen
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:131
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. Detailed intervention descriptions and robust evaluations that test intervention impact—and explore reasons for impact—are an essential part of progressing implementation science. Time series designs enable th...

    Authors: Andria Hanbury, Katherine Farley, Carl Thompson, Paul M. Wilson, Duncan Chambers and Heather Holmes
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:130
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. Adoption, adaptation, scale-up, spread, and sustainability are ill-defined, undertheorised, and little-researched implementation science concepts. An instrumental case study will track the adoption and adaptat...

    Authors: Irene Ilott, Kate Gerrish, Sue Pownall, Sabrina Eltringham and Andrew Booth
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:128
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  48. The implementation of evidence-based treatments to deliver high-quality care is essential to meet the healthcare demands of aging populations. However, the sustainable application of recommended practice is di...

    Authors: Cathal Doyle, Cathy Howe, Thomas Woodcock, Rowan Myron, Karen Phekoo, Chris McNicholas, Jessica Saffer and Derek Bell
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:127
    Content type: Research Published on:

  49. A plethora of observational evidence exists concerning the impact of management and leadership on workforce, work environment, and care quality. Yet, no randomised controlled trial has been conducted to test t...

    Authors: Yun-Hee Jeon, Judy M. Simpson, Lynn Chenoweth, Michelle Cunich and Hal Kendig
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:126
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  50. Increasing numbers of research studies test interventions for clinicians in addition to or instead of interventions for patients. Although previous studies have enumerated barriers to patient enrolment in clin...

    Authors: Sylvia J. Hysong, Kristen Broussard Smitham, Melissa Knox, Khai-El Johnson, Richard SoRelle and Paul Haidet
    Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:125
    Content type: Short report Published on:
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