Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health Translating Science to Practice

The ultimate guide to dissemination and implementation research for public health, medicine, and the social sciences

In the past twenty years, dissemination and implementation (D&I) research has sought to narrow the gap between the discovery of new knowledge and its application in public health, mental health, and health care settings. The challenges of moving research to practice and policy are universal, and future progress calls for collaborative partnerships and cross-country research. The fundamental tenet of D&I research-taking what we know about improving health and putting it into practice-must be the highest priority.

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health is the definitive roadmap to effecting change in health and science from today's leading D&I researchers. With insights from around the globe, these scholars collectively address key issues in the field including how to evaluate evidence based on effective interventions, how to design an appropriate study, and how to track a set of essential outcomes. Their work has been updated in this third edition with a strong focus on health equity and new chapters on de-implementation, scale-up and sustainment, and training and capacity building. This new edition also focuses on barriers to uptake of evidence-based interventions in the communities where people live their lives and from the social service agencies, hospitals, and clinics where they receive care.

Now in its third edition, Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health remains the quintessential guide to making research more consequential for researchers and practitioners in health and the social sciences.

Ross C. Brownson is Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Director of the Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis. He studies the translation of evidence to public health practice and policy, with a content focus on environmental and policy determinants of cancer and other chronic diseases. Dr. Brownson has extensive experience in public health practice, with decades of knowledge working with state and local public health agencies in the United States and globally. To build capacity in our field, he leads or co-leads multiple training programs in D&I science.

Graham A. Colditz is Niess-Gain Professor at Washington University in St. Louis and Associate Director of the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center. He is a chronic disease epidemiologist focused on applying data to inform decisions. He has extensive experience in longitudinal studies, prevention trials, and research synthesis. He has implemented interventions in community and primary care settings and leads the award-winning www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu web site team, translating research to prevention of chronic diseases through lifestyle changes. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, and he serves on the National Institutes of Health Council of Councils.

Enola K. Proctor is Shanti K. Khinduka Distingished Professor Emerita at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research on quality of mental health care, chronic disease management, and implementation of evidence-based practice had been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. She has championed evidence-based practice in social work and helped build the conceptual and methodological foundations of D&I science. She leads a National Institute of Mental Health-supported training program for early career D&I research scientists. An inaugural fellow in the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, she served on the National Advisory Council for the National Institute of Mental Health.

Foreword by David Chambers
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors


Section 1: Background

1. The Promise and Challenges of Dissemination and Implementation Research
Michelle Silver, Graham A. Colditz, and Karen M. Emmons

2. Terminology for Dissemination and Implementation Research
Borsika A. Rabin, Clare Viglione, and Ross C. Brownson


Section 2: Theory and Conceptual Foundations

3. Historical Roots of Dissemination and Implementation Science
James W. Dearing, Kerk F. Kee, and Tai-Quan Peng

4. The Conceptual Basis for Dissemination and Implementation Research: Lessons From Existing Theories, Models, and Frameworks
Rachel G. Tabak, Per Nilsen, Eva Woodward, and David A. Chambers

5. Ethical Issues in Dissemination and Implementation Research
James M. DuBois and Beth Prusaczyk


Section 3: Strategies and Methods

6. Implementation Strategies
JoAnn E. Kirchner, Thomas J. Waltz, Byron J. Powell, Eva N. Woodward, Jeffrey L. Smith, and Enola K. Proctor

7. Fidelity and Its Relationship to Effectiveness, Adaptation, and Implementation
Rachel C. Shelton, Prajakta Adsul, Karen M. Emmons, Laura A. Linnan, and Jennifer D. Allen

8. Adaptation in Dissemination and Implementation Science
Ana A. Baumann, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, and Leopoldo J. Cabassa

9. The Role of Organizational Processes in Dissemination and Implementation Research
Gregory A. Aarons, Mark G. Ehrhart, Rebecca Lengnick-Hall, and Joanna C. Moullin

10. Participatory Approaches in Dissemination and Implementation Science
Shoba Ramanadhan, Melinda Davis, Tiffany Donaldson, Elecia Miller, and Meredith Minkler

11. The Role of Economic Evaluation in Dissemination and Implementation Research
Alex R. Dopp, Simon Walker, and Ramesh Raghavan

12. Missing the Target-Mis-implementation and De-implementation
Virginia R. McKay, Callie Walsh-Bailey, Sara Malone, Collin McGovern, and Daniel J. Niven

13. Systems Science Methods in Dissemination and Implementation Research
Douglas A. Luke, Alexandra B. Morshed, Virginia R. McKay, and Todd B. Combs


Section 4: Design and Measurement

14. Design and Analysis in Dissemination and Implementation Research
Geoffrey M. Curran, Justin D. Smith, John Landsverk, Wouter Vermeer, Edward J. Miech, Bo Kim, Gracelyn Cruden, Maria E. Fernandez, and C. Hendricks Brown

15. Measurement Issues in Dissemination and Implementation Research
Cara C. Lewis, Kayne Mettert, Enola K. Proctor, and Ross C. Brownson

16. Furthering Dissemination and Implementation Research: Paying More Attention to External Validity Through an Equity Lens
Katy E. Trinkley, Demetria M. McNeal, Meredith P. Fort, Lawrence W. Green, and Amy G. Huebschmann

17. Evaluation Approaches for Dissemination and Implementation Research
Bridget Gaglio and Russell E. Glasgow

18. Mixed-Methods Evaluation in Dissemination and Implementation Science
Lawrence A. Palinkas, Brittany Rhoades Cooper, Jessenia De Leon, and Erika Salinas


Section 5: Setting- and Population-Specific Dissemination and Implementation

19. Dissemination and Implementation Research in Community and Public Health Settings
Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, Eric M. Wiedenman, and Cynthia A. Vinson

20. Dissemination and Implementation in Social Service Settings
Alicia C. Bunger, Lisa A. Juckett, Rebecca Lengnick-Hall, Danielle R. Adams, and J. Curtis McMillen

21. Implementation Science in Healthcare
Alison B. Hamilton and Arleen Brown

22. Health Dissemination and Implementation Within Schools
Rebekka M. Lee, Andria B. Eisman, and Steven L. Gortmaker

23. Dissemination and Implementation Research in the Workplace
Peggy A. Hannon, Rebecca J. Guerin, Christine M. Kava, and Jeffrey R. Harris

24. Policy Dissemination and Implementation Research
Jonathan Purtle, Erika L. Crable, Gracelyn Cruden, Mathew Lee, Rebecca Lengnick-Hall, Diana Silver, and Ramesh Raghavan

25. Health Equity in Dissemination and Implementation Science
Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, Beth A. Glenn, O. Kenrik Duru, and Chandra L. Ford

26. Implementation Science in the Global Context: Novel Applications and Bidirectional Opportunities
Elvin H. Geng, Mosa Moshabela, and Olakunle Alonge

Section 6: Dissemination and Scale-Up
27. Designing for Dissemination and Sustainability: Principles, Methods, and Frameworks for Ensuring Fit to Context
Bethany M. Kwan, Douglas A. Luke, Prajakta Adsul, Harriet Koorts, Elaine H. Morrato, and Russell E. Glasgow

28. Enhancing Dissemination Through Marketing and Distribution Systems: A Vision for Public Health
Niko Verdecias, Joseph T. Steensma, Matthew W. Kreuter, and Jay M. Bernhardt

29. Scale-up and Sustainment of Effective Interventions
Luke Wolfenden, Rachel Sutherland, Rachel C. Shelton, Sze Lin Yoong, and Nicole Nathan

30. Training and Capacity Building in Dissemination and Implementation Science
Rachel Davis, Nick Sevdalis, and Ana A. Baumann

Index