Consensus on strategies for implementing high priority mental health care practices within the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying feasible and effective implementation strategies remains a significant challenge. At present, there is a gap between the number of strategies prospectively included in implementation trials, typically four or fewer, and the number of strategies utilized retrospectively, often 20 or more. This gap points to the need for developing a better understanding of the range of implementation strategies that should be considered in implementation science and practice.

Methods

This study elicited expert recommendations to identify which of 73 discrete implementation strategies were considered essential for implementing three mental health care high priority practices (HPPs) in the US Department of Veterans Affairs: depression outcome monitoring in primary care me

SUBMITTER: Waltz TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9978675 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature