Defining and assessing context in healthcare implementation studies: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The implementation of evidence-based healthcare interventions is challenging, with a 17-year gap identified between the generation of evidence and its implementation in routine practice. Although contextual factors such as culture and leadership are strong influences for successful implementation, context remains poorly understood, with a lack of consensus regarding how it should be defined and captured within research. This study addresses this issue by providing insight into how context is defined and assessed within healthcare implementation science literature and develops a definition to enable effective measurement of context.

Methods

Medline, PsychInfo, CINAHL and EMBASE were searched. Articles were included if studies were empirical and evaluated context du

SUBMITTER: Rogers L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322847 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature