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? I want to implement a new program, How do I so successfully with providers? Conducting Implementation Studies AAWC WocSpec Research Committee, Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Implementation Research is concerned with examination of methods used to change provider behavior and practice. Specific designs and strategies are employed to change how providers deliver care. Often research projects focus on small scale pilot studies or laboratory based experiments, and assume that findings can be generalised to roll out into a practice based domain with few changes. Implementation research explores the challenges that are faced when generalising research findings in the real world‘. Concerns relate to: How innovations are diffused into real world environments Data collection measures instruments are key Generally best if built on a theoretical framework for translating science into practice In Implementation studies, the data are concerned with the “how” a program or intervention is implemented into practice. Whether or not the study results can be expected to be the same with other programs that are implemented with other groups of people external validity are issues that are addressed by methodology. mp Stages of Implementation PURPOSE: To provide information on how to conduct implementation studies. BACKGROUND: Research methodology is concerned with how a study’s design is implemented and how the research is conducted. Methodology determines the quality of the data generated by the study and specifies: when and how often data are collected, construction of data collection measures, who data is collected from, how data is analyzed, and how findings are presented. Study design is a part of research methodology but not the only part. METHODS: Implementation science uses a variety of approaches and designs for implementation studies typically include one group pre-test/post-test design. While readers may be familiar with the design, im