This column is the second in a 3-part series on blending methods for quality improvement (QI) with traditional methods of experimental research for the purpose of producing a scientifically rigorous evaluation of implementation. In Part I, “Design and Data Collection,”1 we described the first 3 steps for blending QI and research methods: step 1—begin with a focused topic; step 2—select qualitative and quantitative metrics; and step 3—identify time intervals for evaluation. The following information builds on Part I by describing the next 3 steps in the process for blending the observational data from QI processes with the experimental design of a randomized controlled intervention: step 4—choose the unit of randomization; step 5—evaluate the quality of implementation over time; and step 6—evaluate differences in the quality of implementation across sites. These 3 steps describe how to address the QI component of the blended approach. These steps assist in identifying which...
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1 October 2015
Clinical Inquiry|
October 01 2015
Blending Quality Improvement and Research Methods for Implementation Science, Part II: Analysis of the Quality of Implementation
Bradi B. Granger, RN, PhD;
Bradi B. Granger, RN, PhD
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Sean D. Pokorney is Electrophysiology Fellow, Duke Heart Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Taft is Associate Professor of Psychology, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care, Göteborg, Sweden. Bradi B. Granger is Director, Heart Center Nursing Research Program, Duke University Health System, and Associate Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, 307 Trent Dr, DUMC Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710 ([email protected]).
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Sean D. Pokorney, MD, MBA;
Sean D. Pokorney, MD, MBA
Sean D. Pokorney is Electrophysiology Fellow, Duke Heart Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Taft is Associate Professor of Psychology, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care, Göteborg, Sweden. Bradi B. Granger is Director, Heart Center Nursing Research Program, Duke University Health System, and Associate Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, 307 Trent Dr, DUMC Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710 ([email protected]).
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Charles Taft, PhD
Charles Taft, PhD
Sean D. Pokorney is Electrophysiology Fellow, Duke Heart Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Taft is Associate Professor of Psychology, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care, Göteborg, Sweden. Bradi B. Granger is Director, Heart Center Nursing Research Program, Duke University Health System, and Associate Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, 307 Trent Dr, DUMC Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710 ([email protected]).
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AACN Adv Crit Care (2015) 26 (4): 366–371.
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Bradi B. Granger, Sean D. Pokorney, Charles Taft; Blending Quality Improvement and Research Methods for Implementation Science, Part II: Analysis of the Quality of Implementation. AACN Adv Crit Care 1 October 2015; 26 (4): 366–371. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/NCI.0000000000000109
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