Incorporators, Early Investors, and Learners: a longitudinal study of organizational adaptation during EBP implementation and sustainment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The majority of literature on evidence-based practice (EBP) adaptation focuses on changes to clinical practices without explicitly addressing how organizations must adapt to accommodate a new EBP. This study explores the process of organizational-rather than EBP-adaptation during implementation and sustainment. To the authors' knowledge, there are no previous implementation studies that focus on organizational adaptation in this way.

Methods

This analysis utilizes a case study approach to examine longitudinal qualitative data from 17 community-based organizations (CBOs) in one state and seven county-based child welfare systems. The CBOs had sustained a child-neglect intervention EBP (SafeCare®) for 2 to 10 years. The unit of analysis was the organization, and each

SUBMITTER: Lengnick-Hall R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488112 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature