Evaluating the national multisite implementation of dialectical behaviour therapy in a community setting: a mixed methods approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The implementation of evidence-based interventions for borderline personality disorder in community settings is important given that individuals with this diagnosis are often extensive users of both inpatient and outpatient mental health services. Although work in this area is limited, previous studies have identified facilitators and barriers to successful DBT implementation. This study seeks to expand on previous work by evaluating a coordinated implementation of DBT in community settings at a national level. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) (Damschroder et al., Implementation Sci. 4:50, 2009) provided structural guidance for this national level coordinated implementation.

Methods

A mixed methods approach was utilised to explore the

SUBMITTER: Flynn D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7227064 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature