Collaborating with health economists to advance implementation science: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementation research infrequently addresses economic factors, despite the importance of understanding the costs of implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs). Though partnerships with health economists have the potential to increase attention to economic factors within implementation science, barriers to forming these collaborations have been noted. This study investigated the experiences of health economists and implementation researchers who have partnered across disciplines to inform strategies to increase such collaborations.

Methods

A purposeful sampling approach was used to identify eight health economists and eight implementation researchers with experience participating in cross-disciplinary research. We used semi-structured interviews to gather infor

SUBMITTER: Barnett ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7523377 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature