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  1. Hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomised controlled trials (RCTs) aim to accelerate the translation of proven clinical interventions into routine care by concurrently investigating the effectivene...

    Authors: Orly Atzmon, Meagan E. Crowther, Bei Bei and Denise A. O’Connor
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:23
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  2. Does the importance of context in implementation imply that generalizing about the effects of strategies is ultimately limited? Conceptual approaches for generalizing in the presence of significant contextual ...

    Authors: Elvin H. Geng, Byron J. Powell, Charles W. Goss, Cara C. Lewis, Anne E. Sales and Bo Kim
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:22
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  3. Recent updates to national guidelines recommend primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening for routine cervical cancer screening alongside previously recommended screening options. However, limited guidance ...

    Authors: Chun R. Chao, Nancy Cannizzaro, Erin E. Hahn, Ernest Shen, Chunyi Hsu, Quyen Ngo-Metzger, Michael K. Gould, Corrine E. Munoz-Plaza, Michael H. Kanter, Patricia Wride, Lena H. Ajamian, Melissa Hodeib, Benjamin I. Broder, Ivette T. Curiel, Alicia Castaneda, Stephanie K. Ong…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:21
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. Hypertension affects nearly half of adults in the U.S., with African American and Black (AA/B) adults experiencing some of the highest rates domestically and globally. Despite improvements in blood pressure co...

    Authors: Justin D. Smith, Allison J. Carroll, Yacob G. Tedla, Olutobi A. Sanuade, James L. Merle, Jennifer Heinrich, Jenn Bannon, Emily M. Abramsohn, Faraz S. Ahmad, Danielle Lazar, Stacy Tessler Lindau, Megan C. McHugh, Rasha Khatib, Ramona Donovan, Elizabeth A. Pinkerton, Linda L. Rosul…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:19
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  6. Expanding human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for girls and HPV self-collection for women can reduce the global burden of cervical cancer. However, HPV vaccination and self-collection services are rarely im...

    Authors: Juliet Iwelunmor, Agatha E. Wapmuk, Ekenechukwu Kokelu, Temitope Ojo, Olufunto Olusanya, Titilola Gbaja-Biamila, Folahanmi T. Akinsolu, Adesola Z. Musa, Hong Xian, Olunike R. Abodunrin, Peter Kalulu, Angel Obiorah, Maria Afadapa, Nkiruka Obodoechina, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Onyeka Anikamadu…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:18
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  7. Schools need to implement universal student supports that prevent social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties; minimize associated risks; and promote social, emotional, and behavioral competencies. The purp...

    Authors: Jill Locke, Nathaniel J. Williams, Aksheya Sridhar, Mark G. Ehrhart, Alex Dopp, Marissa Thirion, Christine Espeland, Brandon Riddle, Kelcey Schmitz, Kurt Hatch, Lindsey Buehler and Aaron R. Lyon
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:17
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  8. Dashboards—tools that compile and summarize key performance data—have become increasingly utilized for supporting data organization and decision-making processes across various fields, such as business, econom...

    Authors: Fernanda S. Rossi, Meredith C. B. Adams, Gregory Aarons and Mark P. McGovern
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:16
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  9. Authors: Duncan Wagstaff, John Amuasi, Sumaiya Arfin, Diptesh Aryal, Mohd Basri Mat Nor, Joseph Bonney, Arjen Dondorp, David Dongelmans, Layoni Dullawe, Fathima Fazla, Aniruddha Ghose, Eva Hanciles, Rashan Haniffa, Madiha Hashmi, Adam Hewitt Smith, Bharath Kumar…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:15
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Implementation Science 2025 20:12

  10. Providing healthcare providers (HCPs) feedback on their practice patterns and achieved outcomes is a mild to moderately effective strategy for improving healthcare quality. Best practices for providing feedbac...

    Authors: Mariam P. Ali, Elyke H. Visser, Rachel L. West, Desirée van Noord, C. Janneke van der Woude and Welmoed K. van Deen
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:14
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  11. It is important to determine the relative value of health innovations when allocating limited healthcare resources. Implementation strategies require and consume healthcare resources yet are often excluded fro...

    Authors: Thomasina Donovan, Bridget Abell, Steven M. McPhail and Hannah E. Carter
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:13
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. Approximately half of all antimicrobial prescriptions in intensive care units (ICUs) may be inappropriate, including those prescribed when not needed, in unnecessary combinations or for longer durations than n...

    Authors: Duncan Wagstaff, John Amuasi, Sumaiya Arfin, Diptesh Aryal, Mohd Basri Mat Nor, Joseph Bonney, Arjen Dondorp, David Dongelmans, Layoni Dullawe, Fathima Fazla, Aniruddha Ghose, Eva Hanciles, Rashan Haniffa, Madiha Hashmi, Adam Hewitt Smith, Bharath Kumar…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:12
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Implementation Science 2025 20:15

  13. Rollout designs, which include stepped wedge designs, are defined by staggered implementation of new or alternative programs or services. Critiques of stepped wedge and other rollout designs have raised concer...

    Authors: Gregory E. Simon, Bryan R. Garner, Justin D. Smith, Peter A. Wyman, Theresa E. Matson, Lia Chin-Purcell, Ian Cero, Wouter Vermeer, Kimberly A. Johnson, Guillermo Prado and C. Hendricks Brown
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:11
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  14. Implementing evidence-based parenting programs often involves navigating fidelity-adaptation decisions. While research has explored various aspects of this dilemma, little is known about how practitioners’ out...

    Authors: Kristoffer Pettersson, Philip Millroth, Fabrizia Giannotta, Pernilla Liedgren, Aaron R. Lyon, Henna Hasson and Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:10
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. This Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) was conducted to determine minimum implementation support needed for agencies serving pregnant people on public assistance to adopt and sustain the ...

    Authors: Jennifer E. Johnson, Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, Alla Sikorskii, Ted Miller, Ellen Poleshuck, Tiffany A. Moore Simas, Laura Carravallah, Raven Miller and Caron Zlotnick
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:9
    Content type: Research Published on:

  16. Translating research into clinical practice is challenging. One implementation intervention that supports translation is employment of a change champion. It is important to understand how individuals are prepa...

    Authors: Laura Jolliffe, Natasha A. Lannin, Stacy Larcombe, Brendan Major, Tammy Hoffmann and Elizabeth Lynch
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:8
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  17. For nearly two decades, it has been widely recognized that individuals in jail settings have a high prevalence of opioid use disorders (OUD) and are highly susceptible to fatal overdose upon their release. Thi...

    Authors: Todd Molfenter, Jessica Vechinski, Jee-Seon Kim, Jingru Zhang, Lionel Meng, Jessica Tveit, Lynn Madden and Faye S. Taxman
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  18. While key to interpreting findings and assessing generalizability, implementation fidelity is underreported in mobile health (mHealth) literature. We evaluated implementation fidelity of an opt-in, hybrid, two...

    Authors: Robin E. Klabbers, Caryl Feldacker, Jacqueline Huwa, Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia, Agness Thawani and Hannock Tweya
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:6
    Content type: Research Published on:

  19. Public health nutrition interventions, including school-based programs, are a recommended approach to improve child dietary behaviours. However, the adoption of effective school-based nutrition programs face n...

    Authors: Courtney Barnes, Rachel Sutherland, Lisa Janssen, Jannah Jones, Katie Robertson, Justine Gowland-Ella, Nicola Kerr, Aimee Mitchell, Karen Gillham, Alison L. Brown and Luke Wolfenden
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:5
    Content type: Research Published on:

  20. Despite evidence supporting interventions that improve outcomes for patients with stroke, their implementation remains suboptimal. Facilitation can support implementation of research into clinical practice by ...

    Authors: Oyebola Fasugba, Heilok Cheng, Simeon Dale, Kelly Coughlan, Elizabeth McInnes, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Ngai W. Cheung, Kelvin Hill, Kirsty Page, Estela Sanjuan Menendez, Emily Neal, Vivien Pollnow, Julia Slark, Eileen Gilder, Anna Ranta, Christopher Levi…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:4
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  21. Remaking Recess (RR) is a school-based evidence-based peer social engagement intervention for autistic students. RR involves direct training and coaching with educators; however, educators face several barriers t...

    Authors: Jill Locke, Aksheya Sridhar, Wendy Shih, Stephanie Shire, Andria B. Eisman, Emily Kim, Adora Du, Christine Espeland and Connie Kasari
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:3
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  22. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for more effective immunization programs, including in limited resource settings. This paper presents outcomes and lessons learnt from a COVID-19 vaccination camp...

    Authors: Viola Pavoncello, Irina Kislaya, Diavolana Koecher Andrianarimanana, Valentina Marchese, Rivo Rakotomalala, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Simon Veilleux, Ariane Guth, Alexina Olivasoa Tsiky Zafinimampera, Sonya Ratefiarisoa, Olivette Totofotsy, Cheick Oumar Doumbia, Rivomalala Rakotonavalona, Holinirina Ramananjanahary, Zely Arivelo Randriamanantany, Jürgen May…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:2
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. Designing for Dissemination and Sustainability (D4DS) principles and methods can support the development of research products (interventions, tools, findings) that match well with the needs and context of the ...

    Authors: Maura M. Kepper, Allison J. L’Hotta, Thembekile Shato, Bethany M. Kwan, Russell E. Glasgow, Douglas Luke, Andrea K. Graham, Ana A. Baumann, Ross C. Brownson and Brad Morse
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:82
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  25. A central goal of implementation science is to generate insights that allow evidence-based practices to be successfully applied across diverse settings. However, challenges often arise in preserving programs’ ...

    Authors: Kathryn Broderick, Arthi Vaidyanathan, Matthew Ponticiello, Misha Hooda, Vaishali Kulkarni, Andrea Chalem, Puja Chebrolu, Ashlesha Onawale, Ana Baumann, Jyoti Mathad and Radhika Sundararajan
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:81
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  26. Between 2012–2022 opioid-related overdose deaths in the United States, including Washington State, have risen dramatically. Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a complex, chronic, and criminalized illness with biolog...

    Authors: Sarah Gimbel, Anirban Basu, Emily Callen, Abraham D. Flaxman, Omeid Heidari, Julia E. Hood, Anna Kellogg, Eli Kern, Judith I. Tsui, Ericka Turley and Kenneth Sherr
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:80
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  27. In healthcare research and practice, intervention and implementation fidelity represent the steadfast adherence to core components of research-supported interventions and the strategies employed for their impleme...

    Authors: Bianca Albers, Lotte Verweij, Kathrin Blum, Saskia Oesch, Marie-Therese Schultes, Lauren Clack and Rahel Naef
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:79
    Content type: Debate Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Implementation Science 2025 20:1

  28. As dissemination and implementation (D&I) research increases, we must continue to expand training capacity and research networks. Documenting, understanding, and enhancing advice networks identifies key connec...

    Authors: Allison J. L’Hotta, Rebekah R. Jacob, Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, Russell E. Glasgow, Sharon E. Straus, Wynne E. Norton and Ross C. Brownson
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:78
    Content type: Research Published on:

  29. Ethical issues arise in the context of implementation science that may differ from those encountered in other research settings. This report, developed out of a workshop convened by the Center for Translation ...

    Authors: Neal W. Dickert, Donna Spiegelman, Jennifer S. Blumenthal-Barby, Garth Graham, Steven Joffe, Jeremy M. Kahn, Nancy E. Kass, Scott Y. H. Kim, Meeta P. Kerlin, Aisha T. Langford, James V. Lavery, Daniel D. Matlock, Kathleen N. Fenton and George A. Mensah
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:77
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  30. Perinatal mental health conditions are the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth (1 in 8 women). When left untreated, perinatal depression and anxiety adversely affects the entire family with pr...

    Authors: Elissa Z. Faro, DeShauna Jones, Morolake Adeagbo, Hyunkeun Cho, Grace Swartzendruber, Karen M. Tabb, S. Darius Tandon and Kelli Ryckman
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:76
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  31. To evaluate implementation of a patient decision aid for symptomatic uterine fibroid management to improve shared decision-making at five clinical settings across the United States.

    Authors: Rachel C. Forcino, Marie-Anne Durand, Danielle Schubbe, Jaclyn Engel, Erika Banks, Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso, Tina Foster, Tessa Madden, Raymond M. Anchan, Mary Politi, Anne Lindholm, Rossella M. Gargiulo, Maya Seshan, Marisa Tomaino, Jingyi Zhang, Stephanie C. Acquilano…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:75
    Content type: Research Published on:

  32. Authors: Kate Curtis, Belinda Kennedy, Julie Considine, Margaret Murphy, Mary K. Lam, Christina Aggar, Margaret Fry, Ramon Z. Shaban and Sarah Kourouche
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:74
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Implementation Science 2024 19:54

  33. Research on determinants of health policy implementation is limited, and conceptualizations of evidence and implementation success are evolving in the field. This study aimed to identify determinants of percei...

    Authors: Jonathan Purtle, Nicole A. Stadnick, Amanda I. Mauri, Sarah C. Walker, Eric J. Bruns and Gregory A. Aarons
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:73
    Content type: Research Published on:

  34. Although mobile health (mHealth) interventions have shown promise in improving health outcomes, most of them rarely translate to scale. Prevailing mHealth studies are largely small-sized, short-term and donor-...

    Authors: Wilson Tumuhimbise, Stefanie Theuring, Fred Kaggwa, Esther C. Atukunda, John Rubaihayo, Daniel Atwine, Juliet N. Sekandi and Angella Musiimenta
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:72
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  35. The use of rapid qualitative methods has increased substantially over the past decade in quality improvement and health services research. These methods have gained traction in implementation research and prac...

    Authors: Christine P. Kowalski, Andrea L. Nevedal, Erin P. Finley, Jessica P. Young, Allison A. Lewinski, Amanda M. Midboe and Alison B. Hamilton
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:71
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  36. The measurement of implementation outcomes can establish the success of implementing evidence into practice. However, implementation outcomes are seldom measured in acute healthcare settings, such as Paediatri...

    Authors: Elizabeth Dodds, Sarah Redsell, Stephen Timmons and Joseph C. Manning
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:70
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  37. This editorial updates the scope and submission expectations of Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications. We refine our protocol publishing policies and set out new expectations for report...

    Authors: Paul Wilson, Gregory A. Aarons, Anne Sales, Dong (Roman) Xu, Michel Wensing, Alison Hutchinson, Rinad S. Beidas and Elvin Geng
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:69
    Content type: Editorial Published on:

  38. Implementation strategies targeting individual healthcare professionals and teams, such as audit and feedback, educational meetings, opinion leaders, and reminders, have demonstrated potential in promoting evi...

    Authors: Guillaume Fontaine, Billy Vinette, Charlene Weight, Marc-André Maheu-Cadotte, Andréane Lavallée, Marie-France Deschênes, Alexandra Lapierre, Sonia A. Castiglione, Gabrielle Chicoine, Geneviève Rouleau, Nikolas Argiropoulos, Kristin Konnyu, Meagan Mooney, Christine E. Cassidy, Tanya Mailhot, Patrick Lavoie…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:68
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  39. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact in the global research production and has also increased research waste. Living evidence syntheses (LESs) seek to regularly update a body of evidence addre...

    Authors: Cristián Mansilla, Qi Wang, Thomas Piggott, Peter Bragge, Kerry Waddell, Gordon Guyatt, Arthur Sweetman and John N. Lavis
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:67
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  40. Communication is considered an inherent element of nearly every implementation strategy. Often it is seen as a means for imparting new information between stakeholders, representing a Transaction orientation t...

    Authors: Nicole L. Johnson, Jennifer Van Tiem, Erin Balkenende, DeShauna Jones, Julia E. Friberg, Emily E. Chasco, Jane Moeckli, Kenda S. Steffensmeier, Melissa J. A. Steffen, Kanika Arora, Borsika A. Rabin and Heather Schacht Reisinger
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:66
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. Unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in primary care are common and contribute to antimicrobial resistance in the population. Audit and feedback (A&F) on antibiotic prescribing to primary care can improve the ...

    Authors: Jennifer Shuldiner, Meagan Lacroix, Marianne Saragosa, Catherine Reis, Kevin L. Schwartz, Sharon Gushue, Valerie Leung, Jeremy Grimshaw, Michael Silverman, Kednapa Thavorn, Jerome A. Leis, Michael Kidd, Nick Daneman, Mina Tradous, Bradley Langford, Andrew M. Morris…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:65
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. Improving the uptake of relevant and reliable research is an important priority in long-term care to achieve sustainable and high-quality services for the increasingly older population.

    Authors: Birgitte Graverholt, Birgitte Espehaug, Donna Ciliska and Thomas Potrebny
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:64
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. Co-design with consumers and healthcare professionals is widely used in applied health research. While this approach appears to be ethically the right thing to do, a rigorous evaluation of its process and impa...

    Authors: Sanne Peters, Lisa Guccione, Jill Francis, Stephanie Best, Emma Tavender, Janet Curran, Katie Davies, Stephanie Rowe, Victoria J. Palmer and Marlena Klaic
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:63
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  44. A dramatic decline in mental health of people worldwide in the early COVID-19 pandemic years has not recovered. In rural and remote Australia, access to appropriate and timely mental health services has been i...

    Authors: Zephanie Tyack, Steven McPhail, Gregory A. Aarons, Kelly McGrath, Andrew Barron, Hannah Carter, Sarah Larkins, Adrian Barnett, Eloise Hummell, Ruth Tulleners, Olivia Fisher, Gillian Harvey, Lee Jones, Kate Murray and Bridget Abell
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:62
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  45. Germline genetic testing is recommended for an increasing number of conditions with underlying genetic etiologies, the results of which impact medical management. However, genetic testing is underutilized in c...

    Authors: Anna C. Raper, Benita L. Weathers, Theodore G. Drivas, Colin A. Ellis, Colleen Morse Kripke, Randall A. Oyer, Anjali T. Owens, Anurag Verma, Paul E. Wileyto, Colin C. Wollack, Wenting Zhou, Marylyn D. Ritchie, Robert A. Schnoll and Katherine L. Nathanson
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:61
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  46. Asthma is a leading cause of children’s hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and missed school days. Our school-based asthma intervention has reduced asthma exacerbations for children experiencing he...

    Authors: Amy G. Huebschmann, Nicole M. Wagner, Melanie Gleason, John T. Brinton, Michaela Brtnikova, Sarah E. Brewer, Anowara Begum, Rachel Armstrong, Lisa Ross DeCamp, Arthur McFarlane, Heather DeKeyser, Holly Coleman, Monica J. Federico, Stanley J. Szefler and Lisa C. Cicutto
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:60
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  47. The implementation of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is a cyclical process in which the evaluation stage can facilitate continuous improvement. Implementation science has utilized theoretical approaches, ...

    Authors: Nicole Freitas de Mello, Sarah Nascimento Silva, Dalila Fernandes Gomes, Juliana da Motta Girardi and Jorge Otávio Maia Barreto
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:59
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  49. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a preventable medical condition which has substantial impact on patient morbidity, mortality, and disability. Unfortunately, adherence to the published best practices for VTE pr...

    Authors: Christopher J. Tignanelli, Surbhi Shah, David Vock, Lianne Siegel, Carlos Serrano, Elliott Haut, Sean Switzer, Christie L. Martin, Rubina Rizvi, Vincent Peta, Peter C. Jenkins, Nicholas Lemke, Thankam Thyvalikakath, Jerome A. Osheroff, Denise Torres, David Vawdrey…
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:57
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  50. Reducing low-value care (LVC) is crucial to improve the quality of patient care while increasing the efficient use of scarce healthcare resources. Recently, strategies to de-implement LVC have been mapped agai...

    Authors: Christina Kien, Julia Daxenbichler, Viktoria Titscher, Julia Baenziger, Pauline Klingenstein, Rahel Naef, Irma Klerings, Lauren Clack, Julian Fila and Isolde Sommer
    Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:56
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:
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