Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health Translating Science to Practice

by Brownson, Ross C.; Colditz, Graham A.; Proctor, Enola K.

• ISBN13: 9780199751877
• ISBN10: 0199751870
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Fifteen to twenty years is how long it takes for the billions of dollars of university-based research to translate into evidence-based policies and programs suitable for public use. Over the past decade, an exciting science has emerged that seeks to narrow the gap between the discovery of newknowledge and its application in public health, mental health, and health care settings. Dissemination and implementation (DandI) research seeks to understand how to best apply scientific advances in the real world, by focusing on pushing the evidence-based knowledge base out into routine use.To help propel this crucial field forward, leading DandI scholars and researchers have collaborated to put together this volume to address a number of key issues, including: how to evaluate the evidence base on effective interventions; which strategies will produce the greatest impact; how to designan appropriate study; and how to track a set of essential outcomes. DandI studies must also take into account the barriers to uptake of evidence-based interventions in the communities where people live their lives and the social service agencies, hospitals, and clinics where they receive care.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 DandI research-taking what we know about improving health and putting it into practice-must be the highest priority.This book is nothing less than a roadmap that will have broad appeal to researchers and practitioners in epidemiology, biostatistics, behavioral science, economics, medicine, social work, psychology, and anthropology.

Author Biography

Ross C. Brownson, PhD, is Professor and Co-Director of the Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, at the School of Medicine and George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis.

Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH, is Niess-Gain Professor of Surgery and Associate Director of Prevention and Control at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis.

Enola K. Proctor, PhD, is Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis.

Table of Contents

Background

The promise and challenges of dissemination and implementation research

Developing the terminology for dissemination and implementation research in health

Theory and approaches

Historical roots of dissemination and implementation science

Comparative effectiveness to accelerate translation: Recommendations for an emerging field of science

The role of economic evaluation in dissemination and implementation research

Designing for dissemination of environmental and policy initiatives and programs for high-risk groups

The role of organizational processes in dissemination and implementation research

Viewing dissemination and implementation research through a network lens

Systems thinking in dissemination and implementation research

Participatory approaches for dissemination and implementation research

Enhancing dissemination through marketing and distribution systems: A vision for public health

Design and analysis

Design and analysis of dissemination and implementation research

Measurement issues in dissemination and implementation research

Fidelity and its relationship to implementation effectiveness, adaptation and dissemination

Furthering dissemination and implementation research: The need for more attention to external validity

Evaluation approaches for dissemination and implementation research

Setting- and population-specific dissemination and implementation

Community and public health settings

Social service delivery settings

Implementation science in health care

Health dissemination and implementation within schools

Policy dissemination research

Dissemination and implementation research in populations with health disparities

Setting-specific cultural adaptation

The path forward in dissemination and implementation research

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