Scoping implementation science for the beginner: locating yourself on the “subway line” of translational research
Abstract Background Beginners to the discipline of implementation science often struggle to determine whether their research questions “count” as implementation science. Main text In this paper, three implementation scientists share a heuristic tool to help investigators determine where their resear...
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| description | Abstract Background Beginners to the discipline of implementation science often struggle to determine whether their research questions “count” as implementation science. Main text In this paper, three implementation scientists share a heuristic tool to help investigators determine where their research questions fall in the translational research continuum. They use a “subway model” that envisions a journey to implementation research with stops along the way at efficacy and effectiveness research. Conclusions A series of structured questions about intervention efficacy, effectiveness, and implementation can help guide researchers to select research questions and appropriate study designs along the spectrum of translational research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee45ea39326545e58c639c5c48ea97e72022-12-22T03:48:57ZengBMCBMC Medical Research Methodology1471-22882019-06-011911510.1186/s12874-019-0783-zScoping implementation science for the beginner: locating yourself on the “subway line” of translational researchMeghan B. Lane-Fall0Geoffrey M. Curran1Rinad S. Beidas2Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicineDepartments of Pharmacy Practice and Psychiatry, Center for Implementation Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare SystemPenn Implementation Science Center at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (PISCE@LDI), University of PennsylvaniaAbstract Background Beginners to the discipline of implementation science often struggle to determine whether their research questions “count” as implementation science. Main text In this paper, three implementation scientists share a heuristic tool to help investigators determine where their research questions fall in the translational research continuum. They use a “subway model” that envisions a journey to implementation research with stops along the way at efficacy and effectiveness research. Conclusions A series of structured questions about intervention efficacy, effectiveness, and implementation can help guide researchers to select research questions and appropriate study designs along the spectrum of translational research.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0783-zImplementation scienceTranslational researchKnowledge translation |
| spellingShingle | Meghan B. Lane-Fall Geoffrey M. Curran Rinad S. Beidas Scoping implementation science for the beginner: locating yourself on the “subway line” of translational research BMC Medical Research Methodology Implementation science Translational research Knowledge translation |
| title | Scoping implementation science for the beginner: locating yourself on the “subway line” of translational research |
| title_full | Scoping implementation science for the beginner: locating yourself on the “subway line” of translational research |
| title_fullStr | Scoping implementation science for the beginner: locating yourself on the “subway line” of translational research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scoping implementation science for the beginner: locating yourself on the “subway line” of translational research |
| title_short | Scoping implementation science for the beginner: locating yourself on the “subway line” of translational research |
| title_sort | scoping implementation science for the beginner locating yourself on the subway line of translational research |
| topic | Implementation science Translational research Knowledge translation |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0783-z |
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