Inside help: An integrative review of champions in healthcare-related implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

The idea that champions are crucial to effective healthcare-related implementation has gained broad acceptance; yet the champion construct has been hampered by inconsistent use across the published literature. This integrative review sought to establish the current state of the literature on champions in healthcare settings and bring greater clarity to this important construct.

Methods

This integrative review was limited to research articles in peer-reviewed, English-language journals published from 1980 to 2016. Searches were conducted on the online MEDLINE database via OVID and PubMed using the keyword "champion." Several additional terms often describe champions and were also included as keywords: implementation leader, opinion leader, facilitator, and cha

SUBMITTER: Miech EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5960847 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature