Stephenie R. Chaudoir|Alicia G. Dugan|Colin H I Barr
Measuring factors affecting implementation of health innovations: a systematic review of structural, organizational, provider, patient, and innovation level measures
College of the Holy Cross|University of Connecticut Health Center|University of Connecticut
two current methodological barriers implementation science efforts lack agreement regarding constructs hypothesized affect implementation success identifiable measures constructs order address gaps main goals paper identify multilevel framework captures predominant factors impact implementation outcomes conduct systematic review available measures assessing constructs subsumed within primary factors determine criterion validity measures search articleswe conducted systematic literature review identify articles reporting use development measures designed assess constructs predict implementation evidencebased health innovations articles published 12 august 2012 identified medline cinahl psycinfo journal implementation science utilized modified fivefactor framework order code whether measure contained items assess constructs representing structural organizational provider patient innovation level factors coded criterion validity measure within search articles obtainedour review identified 62 measures results indicate organization provider innovationlevel constructs greatest number measures available use whereas structural patientlevel constructs least additionally relatively measures demonstrated criterion validity reliable association implementation outcome eg fidelityin light findings discussion centers strategies researchers utilize order identify adapt improve extant measures use implementation research total literature review resulting measures compendium increases capacity researchers conceptualize measure implementationrelated constructs ongoing future research