Developing a typology of network alteration strategies for implementation: a scoping review and iterative synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social networks transmit knowledge, influence, and resources. These relationships among patients, professionals, and organizations can shape how innovations are disseminated, adopted, implemented, and sustained. Network alteration interventions-interventions that change or rewire social networks-have the potential to be used as implementation strategies. Yet, the types, mechanisms, and effectiveness of these interventions for implementation are unclear. This scoping review and iterative synthesis identified and described network alteration strategies that could be tested for implementation.

Methods

We used forward and backward citation tracking of influential articles on network interventions, bibliometric searches, and hand searches of peer-reviewed social networ

SUBMITTER: Bunger AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080780 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature