Context, complexity and process in the implementation of evidence-based innovation: a realist informed review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This review of scholarly work in health care knowledge translation advances understanding of implementation components that support the complete and timely integration of new knowledge. We adopt a realist approach to investigate what is known from the current literature about the impact of, and the potential relationships between, context, complexity and implementation process.

Methods

Informed by two distinct pathways, knowledge utilization and knowledge translation, we utilize Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations theory (DOI) and Harvey and Kitson's integrated- Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Service framework (PARIHS) to ground this review. Articles from 5 databases; Medline, Scopus, PsycInfo, Web of Science, and Google Scholar and a search of

SUBMITTER: Dryden-Palmer KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6998254 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature