Background There is a growing need for methods that acknowledge and successfully
capture the dynamic interaction between context and implementation of complex …

Background The Medical Research Council published the second edition of its framework in
2006 on developing and evaluating complex interventions. Since then, there have been …

Background There is growing recognition that “context” can and does modify the effects of
implementation interventions aimed at increasing healthcare professionals' use of research …

Abstract The Improved Clinical Effectiveness through Behavioural Research Group
(ICEBeRG) authors assert that a key weakness in implementation research is the unknown …

There is increasing emphasis on providing patient-focused health care and ensuring patient
involvement in the design of health services. As health technology assessment (HTA) is …

Background The health care quality improvement movement is a complex enterprise.
Implementing clinical quality initiatives requires attitude and behaviour change on the part of …

Objective People are confronted with claims about the effects of treatments and health
policies daily. Our objective was to develop a list of concepts that may be important for …

Background: The general issue of balancing the value of evidence about the performance of
a technology and the value of access to a technology can be seen as central to a number of …

Systematic measurement of treatment preferences is needed to obtain well‐informed
preferences. Guided by a conceptualization of treatment preferences, a measure was …

Objectives: This study proposes methods for blending design components of clinical
effectiveness and implementation research. Such blending can provide benefits over …