Theory-based approach to developing an implementation plan to support the adoption of a patient decision aid for Down syndrome prenatal screening.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our team has developed a decision aid to help pregnant women and their partners make informed decisions about Down syndrome prenatal screening. However, the decision aid is not yet widely available in Quebec's prenatal care pathways.

Objective

We sought to identify knowledge translation strategies and develop an implementation plan to promote the use of the decision aid in prenatal care services in Quebec, Canada.

Methods

Guided by the Knowledge-to-Action Framework and the Theoretical Domains Framework, we performed a synthesis of our research (11 publications) on prenatal screening in Quebec and on the decision aid. Two authors independently reviewed the 11 articles, extracted information, and mapped it onto the Knowledge-to-Action framework. Using partici

SUBMITTER: Agbadje TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8152135 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature