Methods for capturing and analyzing adaptations: implications for implementation research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interventions are often adapted; some adaptations may provoke more favorable outcomes, whereas some may not. A better understanding of the adaptations and their intended goals may elucidate which adaptations produce better outcomes. Improved methods are needed to better capture and characterize the impact of intervention adaptations.

Methods

We used multiple data collection and analytic methods to characterize adaptations made by practices participating in a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study of a complex, multicomponent diabetes intervention. Data collection methods to identify adaptations included interviews, observations, and facilitator sessions resulting in transcripts, templated notes, and field notes. Adaptations gleaned from these sources were reduc

SUBMITTER: Holtrop JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9335955 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature