The STS case study: an analysis method for longitudinal qualitative research for implementation science.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethnographic approaches offer a method and a way of thinking about implementation. This manuscript applies a specific case study method to describe the impact of the longitudinal interplay between implementation stakeholders. Growing out of science and technology studies (STS) and drawing on the latent archaeological sensibilities implied by ethnographic methods, the STS case-study is a tool for implementors to use when a piece of material culture is an essential component of an innovation.

Methods

We conducted an ethnographic process evaluation of the clinical implementation of tele-critical care (Tele-CC) services in the Department of Veterans Affairs. We collected fieldnotes and conducted participant observation at virtual and in-person education and planning e

SUBMITTER: Van Tiem JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7866713 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature