Mechanism mapping to advance research on implementation strategies

Elvin H Geng; Ana A Baumann; Byron J Powell

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003918

Mechanism mapping to advance research on implementation strategies

PLoS Med. 2022 Feb 8;19(2):e1003918. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003918. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Authors

Elvin H Geng¹, Ana A Baumann², Byron J Powell³

Affiliations

¹ Center for Dissemination and Implementation, Institute for Public Health and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
² Division of Prevention Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
³ Center for Dissemination and Implementation, Institute for Public Health and Brown School, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.

Abstract

Elvin Hsing Geng and colleagues discuss mechanism mapping and its utility in conceptualizing and understanding how implementation strategies produce desired effects.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / methods*
Biomedical Research / trends
Evidence-Based Medicine / methods*
Evidence-Based Medicine / trends
Health Plan Implementation / methods*
Health Plan Implementation / trends
Humans

Grants and funding

The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.