Assessing Implementation Strategy Reporting in the Mental Health Literature: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: Inadequate implementation strategy reporting restricts research synthesis and replicability. We explored the implementation strategy reporting quality of a sample of mental health articles using Proctor et al.'s (Implement Sci 8:139, 2013) reporting recommendations. We conducted a narrative review to generate the sample of articles and assigned a reporting quality score to each article. The mean article reporting score was 54% (range 17-100%). The most reported domains were: name (100%), action (82%), target (80%), and actor (67%). The least reported domains included definition (6%), temporality (26%), justification (34%), and outcome (37%). We discuss limitations and provide recommendations to improve reporting.

SUBMITTER: Hooley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6946851 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature