The concept of mechanism from a realist approach: a scoping review to facilitate its operationalization in public health program evaluation

A Lacouture, E Breton, A Guichard, V Ridde - Implementation Science, 2015 - Springer
Background Public health interventions are complex by nature, and their evaluation requires
unpacking their intervention logic and their interactions with open social systems. By …

Using realist evaluation to open the black box of knowledge translation: a state-of-the-art review

KL Salter, A Kothari - Implementation science, 2014 - Springer
Background In knowledge translation, complex interventions may be implemented in the
attempt to improve uptake of research-based knowledge in practice. Traditional evaluation …

RAMESES II reporting standards for realist evaluations

G Wong, G Westhorp, A Manzano, J Greenhalgh… - BMC medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Realist evaluation is increasingly used in health services and other fields of
research and evaluation. No previous standards exist for reporting realist evaluations. This …

Evidence-based policymaking is not like evidence-based medicine, so how far should you go to bridge the divide between evidence and policy?

P Cairney, K Oliver - Health research policy and systems, 2017 - Springer
There is extensive health and public health literature on the 'evidence-policy gap', exploring
the frustrating experiences of scientists trying to secure a response to the problems and …

Collaborative and partnership research for improvement of health and social services: researcher's experiences from 20 projects

ME Nyström, J Karltun, C Keller… - Health research policy …, 2018 - Springer
Background Getting research into policy and practice in healthcare is a recognised, world-
wide concern. As an attempt to bridge the gap between research and practice, research …

Co-design and implementation research: challenges and solutions for ethics committees

F Goodyear-Smith, C Jackson, T Greenhalgh - BMC medical ethics, 2015 - Springer
Background Implementation science research, especially when using participatory and co-
design approaches, raises unique challenges for research ethics committees. Such …

Evaluating knowledge exchange in interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder research

I Fazey, L Bunse, J Msika, M Pinke, K Preedy… - Global Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder research is increasingly being promoted and
implemented to enhance understanding of global environment change, identify holistic …

The use of the PARIHS framework in implementation research and practice—a citation analysis of the literature

A Bergström, A Ehrenberg, AC Eldh, ID Graham… - Implementation …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services
(PARIHS) framework was developed two decades ago and conceptualizes successful …

Forms and functions of bridging factors: specifying the dynamic links between outer and inner contexts during implementation and sustainment

R Lengnick-Hall, NA Stadnick, KS Dickson… - Implementation …, 2021 - Springer
Background Bridging factors are relational ties, formal arrangements, and processes that
connect outer system and inner organizational contexts. They may be critical drivers of …

Collective action for implementation: a realist evaluation of organisational collaboration in healthcare

J Rycroft-Malone, CR Burton, J Wilkinson… - Implementation …, 2015 - Springer
Background Increasingly, it is being suggested that translational gaps might be eradicated
or narrowed by bringing research users and producers closer together, a theory that is …