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  1. While Malawi has achieved success in reducing overall under-five mortality, reduction of neonatal mortality remains a persistent challenge. There has, therefore, been a push to strengthen the capacity for qual...

    Authors: Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Sangwani Salimu, Tamanda Hiwa, Mwai Banda, Marianne Vidler, Laura Newberry, Queen Dube, Elizabeth M. Molyneux, David M. Goldfarb, Kondwani Kawaza and Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:100
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Index-linked HIV testing, targeted at sexual contacts or children of individuals with HIV, may improve yield and efficiency. The B-GAP study evaluated index-linked testing approaches in health facility and com...

    Authors: Chido Dziva Chikwari, Sarah Bernays, Stefanie Dringus, Victoria Simms, Helen A. Weiss, Edwin Sibanda, Katharina Kranzer, Gertrude Ncube, Rudo Chikodzore, Karen Webb, Trevor Chirimambowa, Kenny Sithole, Nonhlanhla Ndondo, Tsitsi Apollo, Miriam Mutseta and Rashida A. Ferrand
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:99
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. The widely adopted integrated-Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARIHS) framework identifies facilitation as a ‘core ingredient’ for successful implementation. Indeed, most impleme...

    Authors: Sarah C. Hunter, Jessica A. Young, Michael T. Lawless, Alison L. Kitson and Rebecca Feo
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:98
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  4. Although evidence-based interventions for increasing exercise among cancer survivors (CSs) exist, little is known about factors (e.g., implementation facilitators) that increase effectiveness and reach of such...

    Authors: Haiyan Qu, Richard Shewchuk, Xuejun Hu, Ana A. Baumann, Michelle Y. Martin, Maria Pisu, Robert A. Oster and Laura Q. Rogers
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:97
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. The current pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) protocol will comprehensively describe the implementation of a culturally adapted Filipino version of the World Health Organization Step-by-Step (SbS-F) prog...

    Authors: Andrian Liem, Melissa R. Garabiles, Karmia A. Pakingan, Wen Chen, Agnes Iok Fong Lam, Sebastian Burchert and Brian J. Hall
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:96
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  6. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence-based work rehabilitation program helping people with moderate to severe mental illness to obtain ordinary employment. Although IPS has proven superior to ...

    Authors: Tonje Fyhn, Kari Ludvigsen, Silje E. Reme and Frederieke Schaafsma
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:95
    Content type: Research Published on:

  7. The Ostrobothnia Depression Programme (ODP) in Finland was intended to implement two evidence-based brief psychotherapy interventions, namely motivational interview and behavioural activation, in several regio...

    Authors: Lars H. Lindholm, Minna Laitila, Antero Lassila and Olli Kampman
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:94
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Policy makers and researchers recognise the challenges of implementing evidence-based interventions into routine practice. The process of implementation is particularly complex in local community environments....

    Authors: J. Ellis, I. Vassilev, E. James and A. Rogers
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:93
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. Several frameworks have been developed to identify essential determinants for healthcare improvement. These frameworks aim to be comprehensive, leading to the creation of long lists of determinants that are no...

    Authors: Anne A. C. van Tuijl, Hub C. Wollersheim, Cornelia R. M. G. Fluit, Petra J. van Gurp and Hiske Calsbeek
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:92
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. Antenatal clinical practice guidelines recommend routine assessment of women’s alcohol consumption during pregnancy. The delivery of advice and referral when necessary are also recommended. However, evidence s...

    Authors: Penny Reeves, Zoe Szewczyk, Melanie Kingsland, Emma Doherty, Elizabeth Elliott, Adrian Dunlop, Andrew Searles and John Wiggers
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:91
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  11. Despite considerable encouragement for healthcare professionals to use or be clear about the theory used in their improvement programmes, the uptake of these approaches to design interventions or report their ...

    Authors: Natalie Taylor, Emma Healey, April Morrow, Sian Greening, Claire E. Wakefield, Linda Warwick, Rachel Williams and Katherine M. Tucker
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:90
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. The Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme was introduced to transform Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across England. The programme co...

    Authors: Anne-Marie Burn, Maris Vainre, Ayla Humphrey and Emma Howarth
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:89
    Content type: Research Published on:

  13. The Tika Vaani intervention, an initiative to improve basic health knowledge and empower beneficiaries to improve vaccination uptake and child health for underserved rural populations in India, was assessed in...

    Authors: Myriam Cielo Pérez, Dinesh Chandra, Georges Koné, Rohit Singh, Valery Ridde, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Aaditeshwar Seth and Mira Johri
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:88
    Content type: Research Published on:

  14. Noncommunicable disease burden is rising in Malaysia, accounting for 72% of all deaths. Urbanization and globalization have contributed to changing patterns of diet and physical activity, creating an obesogeni...

    Authors: Ishu Kataria, Carrie Ngongo, Shiang Cheng Lim, Erica Kocher, Paul Kowal, Arunah Chandran, Aaron Kual, Fu-Meng Khaw and Feisul Idzwan Mustapha
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:87
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  15. Implementation of evidence-based clinical interventions in real-world settings becomes a futile effort when effective strategies to foster adoption are not used. A toolkit, or a collection of adaptable documen...

    Authors: Kelli Thoele, Melora Ferren, Laura Moffat, Alyson Keen and Robin Newhouse
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:86
    Content type: Research Published on:

  16. Despite the available research to inform nursing practice, many patients still fail to receive evidence-based care. Several evidence-based practice (EBP) models have been developed to guide nurses through the ...

    Authors: Jed Duff, Laura Cullen, Kirsten Hanrahan and Victoria Steelman
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:85
    Content type: Research Published on:

  17. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy result in about 76,000 maternal deaths per year worldwide. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia cause the most deaths. Interventions for managing these disorders are available in hea...

    Authors: Olukolade George Shobo, Anselm Okoro, Magdalene Okolo, Peter Longtoe, Isaac Omale, Endurance Ofiemu and Jennifer Anyanti
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:84
    Content type: Research Published on:

  18. Few evidence-based strategies are specifically tailored for disparity populations such as rural adults. Two-way video-conferencing using telemedicine can potentially surmount geographic barriers that impede pa...

    Authors: John A. Batsis, Auden C. McClure, Aaron B. Weintraub, Diane Sette, Sivan Rotenberg, Courtney J. Stevens, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, David F. Kotz, Stephen J. Bartels, Summer B. Cook and Richard I. Rothstein
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:83
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  19. Implementation research infrequently addresses economic factors, despite the importance of understanding the costs of implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs). Though partnerships with health economists ha...

    Authors: Miya L. Barnett, Alex R. Dopp, Corinna Klein, Susan L. Ettner, Byron J. Powell and Lisa Saldana
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:82
    Content type: Research Published on:

  20. Behavioral intention (which captures one’s level of motivation to perform a behavior) is considered a causal and proximal mechanism influencing the use of evidence-based practice (EBP). Implementation studies ...

    Authors: Jessica Fishman, Viktor Lushin and David S. Mandell
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:81
    Content type: Research Published on:

  21. Non-pharmacological interventions including physical activity programmes, occupational therapy and caregiver education programmes have been shown to lead to better outcomes for people with dementia and their c...

    Authors: Kate Laver, Monica Cations, Gorjana Radisic, Lenore de la Perrelle, Richard Woodman, Janna Anneke Fitzgerald, Susan Kurrle, Ian D. Cameron, Craig Whitehead, Jane Thompson, Billingsley Kaambwa, Kate Hayes and Maria Crotty
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:80
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. Long-term care facilities offer shelter and care for Canadian seniors; however, there are great variances in the quality of care that is provided to older adults across facilities. One factor that could contri...

    Authors: Lauren MacEachern, Lisa Cranley, Janet Curran and Janice Keefe
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:79
    Content type: Research Published on:

  23. Child maltreatment (CM) is a major public health problem, affecting many lives, in the short and long term, and costing individuals, families, and society dearly. There is a need for broad implementation of ev...

    Authors: Howard Dubowitz, Lisa Saldana, Laurence A. Magder, Lawrence A. Palinkas, John A. Landsverk, Rose L. Belanger and Ugonna S. Nwosu
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:78
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  24. Social distancing policies to ensure physical distance between people have become a crucial strategy in the battle against the spread of the coronavirus. The aim of this project is to analyze and compare socia...

    Authors: Per Nilsen, Ida Seing, Carin Ericsson, Ove Andersen, Nina Thórný Stefánsdóttir, Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, Thomas Kallemose and Jeanette Wassar Kirk
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:77
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  25. Sustainment, an outcome indicating an intervention continues to be implemented over time, has been comparatively less studied than other phases of the implementation process. This may be because of methodologi...

    Authors: Joanna C. Moullin, Marisa Sklar, Amy Green, Kelsey S. Dickson, Nicole A. Stadnick, Kendal Reeder and Gregory A. Aarons
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:76
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. Coronavirus (COVID-19) is posing a major and unprecedented challenge to health service planning and delivery across health systems internationally. This nationally funded study is analysing the response of the...

    Authors: Simon Turner and Natalia Niño
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:75
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  27. Despite an increasing number of training opportunities in implementation science becoming available, the demand for training amongst researchers and practitioners is unmet. To address this training shortfall, ...

    Authors: Rachel Davis, Brian Mittman, Madelene Boyton, Aoife Keohane, Lucy Goulding, Jane Sandall, Graham Thornicroft and Nick Sevdalis
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:74
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. Older people with multimorbidity often experience polypharmacy. Taking multiple medicines can be beneficial; however, some older adults are prescribed multiple medicines when they are unlikely to improve clini...

    Authors: Krystal Warmoth, Jo Day, Emma Cockcroft, Donald Nigel Reed, Lucy Pollock, George Coxon, Julia Heneker, Bridget Walton and Ken Stein
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:73
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  29. Precision medicine has enormous potential to improve cancer outcomes. Over one third of the 1.5 million Americans diagnosed with cancer each year have genetic mutations that could be targeted with an FDA-appro...

    Authors: Jenna Ball, Jeffrey Thompson, Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, Edward Ellerbeck, Kim Kimminau, Joanna Veazey Brooks, Shariska Petersen, Duncan Rotich, Anita Y. Kinney and Shellie D. Ellis
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:72
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  30. Effective clinical handover is fundamental to clinical practice and recognised as a global quality and safety priority. Problems with clinical handover from the emergency department (ED) to inpatient ward acro...

    Authors: Kate Curtis, Tiana-Lee Elphick, Madeline Eyles and Kate Ruperto
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:71
    Content type: Research Published on:

  31. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of mortality and morbidity in high-income countries. In addition to the high costs of initial hospitalization, COPD patients freque...

    Authors: Marta Michas, Lesly Deuchar, Richard Leigh, Mohit Bhutani, Brian H. Rowe, Michael K. Stickland and Maria B. Ospina
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:3
    Content type: Research Published on:

  32. Patients with Lynch syndrome (an inherited cancer predisposition syndrome) remain largely underdiagnosed despite clinically and cost-effective testing strategies to detect patients. This is largely due to poor...

    Authors: April Morrow, Bonny Parkinson, Yoon-Jung Kang, Emily Hogden, Karen Canfell and Natalie Taylor
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:70
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  33. While 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the USA are indicative of promising disease-free survival, many experience adverse effects in recovering from treatment. Evidence-based exercise programs may be a l...

    Authors: William A. Calo, Shawna E. Doerksen, Katherine Spanos, Mackenzi Pergolotti and Kathryn H. Schmitz
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:69
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  34. Alcohol-related care, including screening, brief intervention, and provision of/referral to medication or behavioral treatments for alcohol use disorder, could be delivered in liver clinics to better reach pat...

    Authors: Madeline C. Frost, George N. Ioannou, Judith I. Tsui, E. Jennifer Edelman, Bryan J. Weiner, Olivia V. Fletcher and Emily C. Williams
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:68
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  35. Lung-protective ventilation (LPV) improves outcomes for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) through the administration of low tidal volumes (≤ 6.5 ml/kg predicted body weight [PBW]) with c...

    Authors: Andrew J. Knighton, Jacob Kean, Doug Wolfe, Lauren Allen, Jason Jacobs, Lori Carpenter, Carrie Winberg, Jay G. Berry, Ithan D. Peltan, Colin K. Grissom and Raj Srivastava
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:67
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. Postpartum depression (PPD) affects approximately 25% of women in lower-income and racial/ethnic minority populations in the USA. Evidence-based interventions for PPD screening and treatment exist, but many wo...

    Authors: Sarah L. Goff, Michael J. Moran, Kathleen Szegda, Tina Fioroni, Mary Ann DeBanate and Nancy Byatt
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:66
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  37. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Elizabeth R. Stevens, Donna Shelley and Bernadette Boden-Albala
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:65
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:39

  38. Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality are increasing in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), possibly due to a combination of changing lifestyles and improved healthcare infrastructure to f...

    Authors: Karla Unger-Saldaña, Minerva Saldaña-Tellez, Michael B. Potter, Katherine Van Loon, Betania Allen-Leigh and Martin Lajous
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:64
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. Increased physical activity (PA) levels in cancer survivors are associated with decreased risk of recurrence and mortality as well as additional positive health outcomes. PA interventions have shown to be effi...

    Authors: Jamie M. Faro, Hannah Arem, Ann-Hilary Heston, Katherine H. Hohman, Heather Hodge, Bo Wang, Stephenie C. Lemon, Thomas K. Houston and Rajani S. Sadasivam
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:63
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  40. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) can be effective partners in the implementation of health interventions to reach underserved audiences. However, little is known about the capacity they have or need to engage ...

    Authors: Jennifer D. Allen, Rachel C. Shelton, Lindsay Kephart, Lina Jandorf, Sara C. Folta and Cheryl L. Knott
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:62
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. One goal of health systems seeking to evolve into learning health systems is to accelerate the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices (EBPs). As part of this evolution, the Veterans Health ...

    Authors: Andrea L. Nevedal, Caitlin M. Reardon, George L. Jackson, Sarah L. Cutrona, Brandolyn White, Allen L. Gifford, Elizabeth Orvek, Kathryn DeLaughter, Lindsay White, Heather A. King, Blake Henderson, Ryan Vega and Laura Damschroder
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:61
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. As more effective or efficient interventions emerge out of scientific advancement to address a particular public health issue, it may be appropriate to de-implement low-value interventions, or interventions th...

    Authors: Virginia R. McKay, Todd B. Combs, M. Margaret Dolcini and Ross C. Brownson
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:60
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. Women’s Health Services (WHS) in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has long partnered with VA researchers to evaluate how VA care is organized for women veterans. This partnership has yielded substantial...

    Authors: Alison B. Hamilton, Tanya T. Olmos-Ochoa, Ismelda Canelo, Danielle Rose, Katherine J. Hoggatt, Claire Than and Elizabeth M. Yano
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:59
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  44. People living with HIV (PWH) in Africa have higher burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) compared to the general population, probably due to increased burden of hypertension (HTN). In this study, we explored...

    Authors: Angela Aifah, Deborah Onakomaiya, Juliet Iwelunmor, David Oladele, Titilola Gbajabiamila, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Adesola Z. Musa, Oliver Ezechi and Gbenga Ogedegbe
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:58
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. Though clinical practice guidelines are available, the diagnosis of pediatric hypertension (HTN) is often missed. Management may not follow guidelines due to the measurement challenges in children, complexity ...

    Authors: Justin D. Smith, Nivedita Mohanty, Matthew M. Davis, Ashley A. Knapp, Yacob G. Tedla, Allison J. Carroll, Heather E. Price, Juan A. Villamar, Roxane Padilla, Neil Jordan, C. Hendricks Brown and Craig B. Langman
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:57
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  46. Practice facilitation is a method used to address the complexity associated with implementation of innovations into primary care. To provide support, we propose that the i-PARIHS (Integrated Promoting Action o...

    Authors: Sarah C. Hunter, Bo Kim and Alison L. Kitson
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:56
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. Connect for Health is an evidence-based weight management program with clinical- and family-facing components for delivery in pediatric primary care for families of children ages 2 to 12 years. We used the Consol...

    Authors: Meg Simione, Holly M. Frost, Rachel Cournoyer, Fernanda Neri Mini, Jackie Cassidy, Cassie Craddock, Jennifer Moreland, Jessica Wallace, Joshua Metlay, Caroline J. Kistin, Kerry Sease, Simon J. Hambidge and Elsie M. Taveras
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:55
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. The province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, was among the first jurisdictions to scale up HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP) to the population level, including funding and policy commitments that enhanced H...

    Authors: Koharu Loulou Chayama, Ryan McNeil, Jean Shoveller, Will Small and Rod Knight
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:54
    Content type: Research Published on:

  49. Economic empowerment (EE) HIV prevention programs for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa are gaining traction as effective strategies to reduce HIV risk and vulnerabilities among thi...

    Authors: Juliet Iwelunmor, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Florida Uzoaru, John Ehiri, Jami Curley, Oliver Ezechi, Collins Airhihenbuwa and Fred Ssewamala
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:53
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  50. Readiness is an essential precursor of successful implementation; however, its conceptualization and application has proved elusive. R = MC2 operationalizes readiness for use in practice. The purpose of this stud...

    Authors: Melanie Livet, Mary Yannayon, Chloe Richard, Lindsay Sorge and Paul Scanlon
    Citation: Implementation Science Communications 2020 1:52
    Content type: Research Published on:
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