[Implementing evidence and implementation research: two different and prime realities].
Scientific research can contribute to more efficient health care, enhance care quality and safety of persons. In order for this to happen, the knowledge gained must be put into practice. Implementation is known as the introduction of a change or innovation to daily practice, which requires effective communication and the elimination of barriers that hinder this process. Best practice implementation experiences are being used increasingly in the field of nursing. The difficulty in identifying the factors that indicate the success or failure of implementation has led to increased studies to build a body of differentiated knowledge, recognized as implementation science or implementation research. Implementation research is the scientific study whose objective is the adoption and systematic incorporation of research findings into clinical practice to improve the quality and efficiency of health services. The purpose of implementation research is to improve the health of the population through equitable and effective implementation of rigorously evaluated scientific knowledge, which involves gathering the evidence that has a positive impact on the health of the community. In this text, we set out the characteristics of nursing implementation research, providing a synthesis of different methods, theories, key frameworks and implementation strategies, along with the terminology proposed for greater conceptual clarity.
Gerencia de Gestión Integrada de Ferrol, Servizo Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), España; Comité Científico del CCEIJB. Electronic address: jmrumbo@gmail.com.
José María
JM
Rumbo Prieto
PAC Castro Caldelas, Gerencia de Gestión Integrada de Ourense, Servizo Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), España.
Ángel Alfredo
ÁA
Martínez Ques
Facultad de Enfermería y Podología de Ferrol, Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, España.
María
M
Sobrido Prieto
Estructura Organizativa de Gestión Integrada de A Coruña, Servizo Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), España.
Camilo Daniel
CD
Raña Lama
EUE de Ourense, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, España.
Miriam
M
Vázquez Campo
Comité Científico del CCEIJB; EAP El Llano, Gerencia Área Sanitaria V, Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias, España.
Beatriz
B
Braña Marcos
D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans
Atención de enfermería; Evidence-based practice; Garantía de la calidad de atención de salud; Health plan implementation; Implementación de plan de salud; Investigación metodológica en enfermería; Nursing care; Nursing methodology research; Práctica basada en la evidencia; Quality assurance health care