Biljana Meshkovska, Sarah Forberger, Janine Wendt, Daniel A. Scheller, Elena Castellari, Giulia Tiboldo, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Nanna Lien
{"title":"Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of the EU School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme: Cross Country Study","authors":"Biljana Meshkovska, Sarah Forberger, Janine Wendt, Daniel A. Scheller, Elena Castellari, Giulia Tiboldo, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Nanna Lien","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00100-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00100-8","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The European Union (EU) School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme is a nutrition policy program. It has three actions: delivery of fruit and vegetables in schools, accompanying educational and information measures. The aim of this study is to identify barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the Scheme as perceived by implementers at government level. This work is a qualitative, exploratory study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to guide data collection and analysis. Twenty-three semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives ( n = 29) from agriculture, health and education, across 10 EU member states and the EU. Qualitative data were coded inductively. Themes were mapped to constructs of the CFIR. We found content in regard to 19 out of 26 constructs of the CFIR. Some example constructs are: adaptability, external policy and incentives, networks and communications, knowledge and beliefs and executing. Flexibility in how the scheme is designed and implemented and newly established cooperation between implementing ministries are facilitators. However, the timing of the yearly budget allocation is a barrier. Taking EU funding for granted is a potential disincentive to improvement, although the EU funding facilitates sustainability. Despite agreement on what the overall goals of the Scheme are, there is ambiguity as to what the perceived primary goal is, which may be a barrier. Some goal ambiguity may be useful at the supranational level, enabling politically acceptable framing and continuation of the financing of the Scheme, but this translates into a potential barrier to design and implementation at country and school level.","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135741370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mackenzie Martin, Yulia Shenderovich, E. B. Caron, Justin D. Smith, Godfrey Siu, Susan M. Breitenstein
{"title":"The Case for Assessing and Reporting on Facilitator Fidelity: Introducing the Fidelity of Implementation in Parenting Programs Guideline","authors":"Mackenzie Martin, Yulia Shenderovich, E. B. Caron, Justin D. Smith, Godfrey Siu, Susan M. Breitenstein","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00092-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00092-5","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The sizeable body of evidence indicating that parenting programs have a positive impact on children and families highlights the potential public health benefits of their implementation on a large scale. Despite evidence and global attention, beyond the highly controlled delivery of parenting programs via randomized trials, little is known about program effectiveness or how to explain the poorer results commonly observed when implemented in community settings. Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers must work together to identify what is needed to spur adoption and sustainment of evidence-based parenting programs in real-world service systems and how to enhance program effectiveness when delivered via these systems. Collecting, analyzing, and using facilitator fidelity data is an important frontier through which researchers and practitioners can contribute. In this commentary, we outline the value of assessing facilitator fidelity and utilizing the data generated from these assessments; describe gaps in research, knowledge, and practice; and recommend directions for research and practice. In making recommendations, we describe a collaborative process to develop a preliminary guideline—the Fidelity of Implementation in Parenting Programs Guideline or FIPP—to use when reporting on facilitator fidelity. Readers are invited to complete an online survey to provide comments and feedback on the first draft of the guideline.","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136192186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cheryl L Knott, Edward J Miech, Nathaniel Woodard, Maisha Huq
{"title":"The role of organizational capacity in intervention efficacy in a church-based cancer education program: A configurational analysis.","authors":"Cheryl L Knott, Edward J Miech, Nathaniel Woodard, Maisha Huq","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00089-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43477-023-00089-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is well-established in the field of implementation science that the context in which an intervention is delivered can play a crucial role in how well it is implemented. However, less is known about how organizational context or capacity relates to efficacy outcomes, particularly with health promotion interventions delivered outside of healthcare settings. The present study examined whether organizational capacity indicators were linked to key efficacy outcomes in an evidence-based cancer control intervention delivered in 13 African American churches in Maryland. Outcomes included increases in colorectal cancer knowledge and self-report colonoscopy screening behavior from baseline to follow-up. We used Coincidence Analysis to identify features of organizational capacity that uniquely distinguished churches with varying levels of cancer knowledge and screening. Indicators of organizational capacity (e.g., congregation size, prior health promotion experience) were from an existing measure of church organizational capacity for health promotion. A single solution pathway accounted for greater increases in colorectal cancer knowledge over 12 months, a combination of two conditions: conducting 3 or more health promotion activities in the prior 2 years together with not receiving any technical assistance from outside partners in the prior 2 years. A single condition accounted for greater increases in colonoscopy screening over 24 months: churches that had conducted health promotion activities in 1-4 different topical areas in the prior 2 years. Findings highlight aspects of organizational capacity (e.g., prior experience in health promotion) that may facilitate intervention efficacy and can help practitioners identify organizational settings most promising for intervention impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":"3 1","pages":"284-294"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10723821/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45276195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Margaret E Crane, Noah S Triplett, Katherine L Nelson, Madeline F Larson, Blanche Wright, Amelia E Van Pelt
{"title":"Recommendations for Writing a National Institutes of Health Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) Training Grant in Dissemination and Implementation Science.","authors":"Margaret E Crane, Noah S Triplett, Katherine L Nelson, Madeline F Larson, Blanche Wright, Amelia E Van Pelt","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00096-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43477-023-00096-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early career training is an essential component of building the future of dissemination and implementation (D&I) science. The United States National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) award offers a mechanism for doctoral students to acquire specialized D&I training and mentorship, to pursue independent research in D&I science, and to receive financial support for their graduate studies. Due to scarce resources on preparing early career grant proposals focused on D&I science, this commentary offers guidance to doctoral students on developing a successful application for a specific type of early career proposal - the NIH F31 mechanism. We offer strategies for the research and training components based on themes identified across six funded F31 grant applications and on our experiences in the application process (grants funded from 2019-2020). We are from diverse fields (clinical psychology, school psychology, public health, and epidemiology) with varied research foci (global health, mental health, and infectious diseases). Applications were funded on both the F31 and F31-Diversity mechanisms. Funded F31 research projects included dissemination strategies, treatment adaptions, piloting new methods, and pre-implementation inquiry. Common training goals included developing content expertise in D&I science, understanding specific D&I science methodologies, learning strategies for working with community partners, and enhancing knowledge of analytic methods. D&I training activities included journal clubs, meeting with consultants, attending D&I science trainings, and attending conferences. Mentored research training is essential for learning D&I science methods and developing research-practice partnerships as students.</p>","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":"3 1","pages":"299-310"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11410365/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44813361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Ester Carrasco, Bernardita Muñoz, Verónica Villablanca, I. Araya, César Aranda, Jacquie Brown
{"title":"Evaluating Triple P Program® Implementation Support and Outcomes in the Chilean Childhood Protection System","authors":"María Ester Carrasco, Bernardita Muñoz, Verónica Villablanca, I. Araya, César Aranda, Jacquie Brown","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00099-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00099-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49387352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charmaine Chitiyo, R. Verhey, Sandra Mboweni, A. Healey, D. Chibanda, R. Araya, B. Wagenaar
{"title":"Applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Optimize Implementation Strategies for the Friendship Bench Psychological Intervention in Zimbabwe","authors":"Charmaine Chitiyo, R. Verhey, Sandra Mboweni, A. Healey, D. Chibanda, R. Araya, B. Wagenaar","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00093-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00093-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":"3 1","pages":"245 - 258"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47801573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Venâncio, Gláubia Rocha Barbosa Relvas, D. Melo, Carolina Belomo de Souza, Helissa de Oliveira Mendonça Moreira, Janaina Japiassu Pereira Veras, Marly Maria Lopes Veiga, Mayara Kelly Pereira Ramos, Regicely Aline Brandão Ferreira, V. Alves, G. Bortolini
{"title":"Implementation Strategies for a Brazilian Policy Aimed at Promoting Breastfeeding and Healthy Complementary Feeding in Primary Care","authors":"S. Venâncio, Gláubia Rocha Barbosa Relvas, D. Melo, Carolina Belomo de Souza, Helissa de Oliveira Mendonça Moreira, Janaina Japiassu Pereira Veras, Marly Maria Lopes Veiga, Mayara Kelly Pereira Ramos, Regicely Aline Brandão Ferreira, V. Alves, G. Bortolini","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00098-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00098-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49648097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alice A. Silva, Giovana P. D. Lopes, H. G. Claro, P. Menezes, O. Y. Tanaka, R. Onocko-Campos
{"title":"Collective Health in Brazil and Implementation Science: Challenges and Potentialities","authors":"Alice A. Silva, Giovana P. D. Lopes, H. G. Claro, P. Menezes, O. Y. Tanaka, R. Onocko-Campos","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00095-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00095-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46607888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amelia E. Van Pelt, R. Beidas, A. Baumann, R. Castillo-Neyra
{"title":"Recommendations for Empowering Partners to Conduct Implementation Research in Latin America to Advance Global Health","authors":"Amelia E. Van Pelt, R. Beidas, A. Baumann, R. Castillo-Neyra","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00097-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00097-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46681678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Durbin, A. Selick, Maryann Roebuck, Rossana Coriandoli, G. Langill, L. Dixon, Tamara G. Sale, C. Briand, Ric Kruszynski
{"title":"Building a High-Quality Mental Health and Addictions System: How Do Intermediary Organizations Contribute?","authors":"J. Durbin, A. Selick, Maryann Roebuck, Rossana Coriandoli, G. Langill, L. Dixon, Tamara G. Sale, C. Briand, Ric Kruszynski","doi":"10.1007/s43477-023-00094-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00094-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73165,"journal":{"name":"Global implementation research and applications","volume":"3 1","pages":"231 - 244"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44548870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}