Edited by Per Nilsen, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden and Sarah A. Birken, Wake Forest School of Medicine, US

• Contents:Foreword by Trish Greenhalgh xxiiPrologue 1Per Nilsen and Sarah A. BirkenPART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES INIMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE1 Overview of theories, models and frameworks inimplementation science 8Per Nilsen2 Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment(EPIS) framework 32Joanna C. Moullin, Kelsey S. Dickson, Nicole A. Stadnick,Jennifer Edwards Becan, Tisha Wiley, Joella Phillips, MelissaHatch and Gregory A. Aarons3 Active Implementation Frameworks 62Dean L. Fixsen and Karen A. Blase4 The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research(CFIR) 88Laura J. Damschroder, Caitlin M. Reardon and Julie C.Lowery5 Promoting Action on Research Implementation in HealthServices: the Integrated-PARIHS framework 114Gillian Harvey and Alison Kitson6 Normalization Process Theory 144Carl May, Tracy Finch and Tim Rapley7 The Behaviour Change Wheel approach 168Danielle D’Lima, Fabiana Lorencatto and Susan Michie8 A theory of organizational readiness for change 215Bryan J. WeinerPART II KEY CONCEPTS IN IMPLEMENTATIONSCIENCE9 Strategies 234Jennifer Leeman and Per Nilsen10 Context 259Per Nilsen and Susanne Bernhardsson11 Outcomes 276Enola K. Proctor12 Fidelity 291Christopher Carroll13 Adaptation 317M. Alexis Kirk14 Sustainability 333Laura LennoxPART III PERSPECTIVES ON IMPLEMENTATIONSCIENCE15 Policy implementation research 368Per Nilsen and Paul Cairney16 Improvement science 389Per Nilsen, Johan Thor, Miriam Bender, Jennifer Leeman,Boel Andersson G.re and Nick Sevdalis17 Implementation from a learning perspective 409Per Nilsen, Margit Neher, Per-Erik Ellström and BenjaminGardner18 Implementation from a habit perspective 422Sebastian Potthoff, Nicola McCleary, Falko F. Sniehotta andJustin Presseau19 Organizational perspectives in implementation science 442Emily R. Haines and Sarah A. BirkenPART IV DOING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCERESEARCH20 Selecting theoretical approaches 454Sarah A. Birken21 Traditional approaches to conducting implementationresearch 467Soohyun Hwang, Sarah A. Birken and Geoffrey Curran22 Ethnography 480Jeanette Wassar Kirk and Emily R. Haines23 Social network analysis 487Alicia C. Bunger and Reza Yousefi Nooraie24 Configurational comparative methods 497Deborah Cragun25 Realist evaluation 505Ann Catrine Eldh, Kate Seers and Joanne Rycroft-Malone26 Programme theory 512Per Nilsen and Henna Hasson27 Group concept mapping 519Thomas J. WaltzEpilogue 527Sarah A. Birken and Per NilsenIndex 529

Edited by Per Nilsen, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden and Sarah A. Birken, Wake Forest School of Medicine, US

• Contents:Foreword by Trish Greenhalgh xxiiPrologue 1Per Nilsen and Sarah A. BirkenPART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES INIMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE1 Overview of theories, models and frameworks inimplementation science 8Per Nilsen2 Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment(EPIS) framework 32Joanna C. Moullin, Kelsey S. Dickson, Nicole A. Stadnick,Jennifer Edwards Becan, Tisha Wiley, Joella Phillips, MelissaHatch and Gregory A. Aarons3 Active Implementation Frameworks 62Dean L. Fixsen and Karen A. Blase4 The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research(CFIR) 88Laura J. Damschroder, Caitlin M. Reardon and Julie C.Lowery5 Promoting Action on Research Implementation in HealthServices: the Integrated-PARIHS framework 114Gillian Harvey and Alison Kitson6 Normalization Process Theory 144Carl May, Tracy Finch and Tim Rapley7 The Behaviour Change Wheel approach 168Danielle D’Lima, Fabiana Lorencatto and Susan Michie8 A theory of organizational readiness for change 215Bryan J. WeinerPART II KEY CONCEPTS IN IMPLEMENTATIONSCIENCE9 Strategies 234Jennifer Leeman and Per Nilsen10 Context 259Per Nilsen and Susanne Bernhardsson11 Outcomes 276Enola K. Proctor12 Fidelity 291Christopher Carroll13 Adaptation 317M. Alexis Kirk14 Sustainability 333Laura LennoxPART III PERSPECTIVES ON IMPLEMENTATIONSCIENCE15 Policy implementation research 368Per Nilsen and Paul Cairney16 Improvement science 389Per Nilsen, Johan Thor, Miriam Bender, Jennifer Leeman,Boel Andersson G.re and Nick Sevdalis17 Implementation from a learning perspective 409Per Nilsen, Margit Neher, Per-Erik Ellström and BenjaminGardner18 Implementation from a habit perspective 422Sebastian Potthoff, Nicola McCleary, Falko F. Sniehotta andJustin Presseau19 Organizational perspectives in implementation science 442Emily R. Haines and Sarah A. BirkenPART IV DOING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCERESEARCH20 Selecting theoretical approaches 454Sarah A. Birken21 Traditional approaches to conducting implementationresearch 467Soohyun Hwang, Sarah A. Birken and Geoffrey Curran22 Ethnography 480Jeanette Wassar Kirk and Emily R. Haines23 Social network analysis 487Alicia C. Bunger and Reza Yousefi Nooraie24 Configurational comparative methods 497Deborah Cragun25 Realist evaluation 505Ann Catrine Eldh, Kate Seers and Joanne Rycroft-Malone26 Programme theory 512Per Nilsen and Henna Hasson27 Group concept mapping 519Thomas J. WaltzEpilogue 527Sarah A. Birken and Per NilsenIndex 529

Edited by Per Nilsen, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden and Sarah A. Birken, Wake Forest School of Medicine, US

• Contents:Foreword by Trish Greenhalgh xxiiPrologue 1Per Nilsen and Sarah A. BirkenPART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES INIMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE1 Overview of theories, models and frameworks inimplementation science 8Per Nilsen2 Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment(EPIS) framework 32Joanna C. Moullin, Kelsey S. Dickson, Nicole A. Stadnick,Jennifer Edwards Becan, Tisha Wiley, Joella Phillips, MelissaHatch and Gregory A. Aarons3 Active Implementation Frameworks 62Dean L. Fixsen and Karen A. Blase4 The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research(CFIR) 88Laura J. Damschroder, Caitlin M. Reardon and Julie C.Lowery5 Promoting Action on Research Implementation in HealthServices: the Integrated-PARIHS framework 114Gillian Harvey and Alison Kitson6 Normalization Process Theory 144Carl May, Tracy Finch and Tim Rapley7 The Behaviour Change Wheel approach 168Danielle D’Lima, Fabiana Lorencatto and Susan Michie8 A theory of organizational readiness for change 215Bryan J. WeinerPART II KEY CONCEPTS IN IMPLEMENTATIONSCIENCE9 Strategies 234Jennifer Leeman and Per Nilsen10 Context 259Per Nilsen and Susanne Bernhardsson11 Outcomes 276Enola K. Proctor12 Fidelity 291Christopher Carroll13 Adaptation 317M. Alexis Kirk14 Sustainability 333Laura LennoxPART III PERSPECTIVES ON IMPLEMENTATIONSCIENCE15 Policy implementation research 368Per Nilsen and Paul Cairney16 Improvement science 389Per Nilsen, Johan Thor, Miriam Bender, Jennifer Leeman,Boel Andersson G.re and Nick Sevdalis17 Implementation from a learning perspective 409Per Nilsen, Margit Neher, Per-Erik Ellström and BenjaminGardner18 Implementation from a habit perspective 422Sebastian Potthoff, Nicola McCleary, Falko F. Sniehotta andJustin Presseau19 Organizational perspectives in implementation science 442Emily R. Haines and Sarah A. BirkenPART IV DOING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCERESEARCH20 Selecting theoretical approaches 454Sarah A. Birken21 Traditional approaches to conducting implementationresearch 467Soohyun Hwang, Sarah A. Birken and Geoffrey Curran22 Ethnography 480Jeanette Wassar Kirk and Emily R. Haines23 Social network analysis 487Alicia C. Bunger and Reza Yousefi Nooraie24 Configurational comparative methods 497Deborah Cragun25 Realist evaluation 505Ann Catrine Eldh, Kate Seers and Joanne Rycroft-Malone26 Programme theory 512Per Nilsen and Henna Hasson27 Group concept mapping 519Thomas J. WaltzEpilogue 527Sarah A. Birken and Per NilsenIndex 529