Approaches to Mixed Methods Dissemination and Implementation Research: Methods, Strengths, Caveats, and Opportunities.
Limited translation of research into practice has prompted study of diffusion and implementation, and development of effective methods of encouraging adoption, dissemination and implementation. Mixed methods techniques offer approaches for assessing and addressing processes affecting implementation of evidence-based interventions. We describe common mixed methods approaches used in dissemination and implementation research, discuss strengths and limitations of mixed methods approaches to data collection, and suggest promising methods not yet widely used in implementation research. We review qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid approaches to mixed methods dissemination and implementation studies, and describe methods for integrating multiple methods to increase depth of understanding while improving reliability and validity of findings.
Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N. Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227, USA, carla.a.green@kpchr.org.
Carla A
CA
Green
Naihua
N
Duan
Robert D
RD
Gibbons
Kimberly E
KE
Hoagwood
Lawrence A
LA
Palinkas
Jennifer P
JP
Wisdom
D003625:Data Collection; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D036301:Qualitative Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical