title: Using RE-AIM to evaluate implementation of an evidence-based program: a case example from Minnesota.
abstract: The RE-AIM framework was used to evaluate the implementation experience of 14 organizations in Minnesota over 4 years as they adopted an evidence-based intervention for spousal caregivers.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine the implementation experience and describe sustainability issues.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mixed-methods using data from qualitative interviews, cost data, and caregiver experience data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although the intervention was valued, most organizations were not able to continue providing the program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate a need for further translation or technical support to identify readiness and prepare the interventionist to offer the program, more robust recruitment methods, and additional funding strategies.
authors.affiliation: a Health Policy and Management , University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D018454:Spouses
keywords: RE-AIM; caregiving; dementia; evaluation; implementation; sustainability; translation