The effectiveness of champions in implementing innovations in health care: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Champions have been documented in the literature as an important strategy for implementation, yet their effectiveness has not been well synthesized in the health care literature. The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether champions, tested in isolation from other implementation strategies, are effective at improving innovation use or outcomes in health care.

Methods

The JBI systematic review method guided this study. A peer-reviewed search strategy was applied to eight electronic databases to identify relevant articles. We included all published articles and unpublished theses and dissertations that used a quantitative study design to evaluate the effectiveness of champions in implementing innovations within health care settings. Two researchers in

SUBMITTER: Santos WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308185 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature