Implementation Research Logic Model
Implementation Research Logic Model
What Is the Implementation Research Logic Model?
Implementation research often requires the use of multiple conceptual frameworks to guide different aspects of a project (e.g., determinants, process, outcomes). The Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) is a tool that helps combine and organize these frameworks; specify the relationships between constructs across frameworks; and improve the rigor, reproducibility, and transparency of the project.
The IRLM is often a required component of Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) funding and other NIH funding. To assist you in developing an IRLM for your project, we have put together various tools and resources below.
Users need to sign up for an account to use the tool. Accounts are free and easy to create.
Getting Started with the IRLM
Worksheets
Templates
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- Fillable PDF (standard format)
- Blank PPTs (various formats; updated 4/15/2020)
IRLM Presentations
Introduction to Implementation Science and the Implementation Research Logic Model
Presented at the 2019 ISCI Summit by J.D. Smith, Northwestern University and Third Coast CFAR.
The IRLM: A Method for Planning, Executing, Reporting, and Synthesizing Implementation Projects
Presented on April 8, 2020, by J.D. Smith, Northwestern University and Third Coast CFAR.
Additional Resources
Determinants
Damschroder, Laura J, David C Aron, Rosalind E Keith, Susan R Kirsh, Jeffery A Alexander, and Julie C Lowery. “Fostering Implementation of Health Services Research Findings into Practice: A Consolidated Framework for Advancing Implementation Science.” Implementation Science 4, no. 1 (August 7, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-4-50.
Kirk, M. Alexis, Caitlin Kelley, Nicholas Yankey, Sarah A. Birken, Brenton Abadie, and Laura Damschroder. “A Systematic Review of the Use of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.” Implementation Science 11, no. 1 (December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-016-0437-z.
Implementation Strategies
Bunger, Alicia C., Byron J. Powell, Hillary A. Robertson, Hannah MacDowell, Sarah A. Birken, and Christopher Shea. “Tracking Implementation Strategies: A Description of a Practical Approach and Early Findings.” Health Research Policy and Systems 15, no. 1 (February 23, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-017-0175-y.
Powell, Byron J, Thomas J Waltz, Matthew J Chinman, Laura J Damschroder, Jeffrey L Smith, Monica M Matthieu, Enola K Proctor, and JoAnn E Kirchner. “A Refined Compilation of Implementation Strategies: Results from the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (Eric) Project.” Implementation Science 10, no. 1 (February 12, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0209-1.
Waltz, Thomas J., Byron J. Powell, María E. Fernández, Brenton Abadie, and Laura J. Damschroder. “Choosing Implementation Strategies to Address Contextual Barriers: Diversity in Recommendations and Future Directions.” Implementation Science 14, no. 1 (April 29, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-019-0892-4.
Mechanisms
Lewis, Cara C., Predrag Klasnja, Byron J. Powell, Aaron R. Lyon, Leah Tuzzio, Salene Jones, Callie Walsh-Bailey, and Bryan Weiner. “From Classification to Causality: Advancing Understanding of Mechanisms of Change in Implementation Science.” Frontiers in Public Health 6 (May 7, 2018). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00136.
Powell, Byron J., Maria E. Fernandez, Nathaniel J. Williams, Gregory A. Aarons, Rinad S. Beidas, Cara C. Lewis, Sheena M. McHugh, and Bryan J. Weiner. “Enhancing the Impact of Implementation Strategies in Healthcare: A Research Agenda.” Frontiers in Public Health 7 (January 22, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00003.
Outcomes
Glasgow, Russell E., Samantha M. Harden, Bridget Gaglio, Borsika Rabin, Matthew Lee Smith, Gwenndolyn C. Porter, Marcia G. Ory, and Paul A. Estabrooks. “RE-AIM Planning and Evaluation Framework: Adapting to New Science and Practice with a 20-Year Review.” Frontiers in Public Health 7 (March 29, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00064.
Kessler, Rodger S., E. Peyton Purcell, Russell E. Glasgow, Lisa M. Klesges, Rachel M. Benkeser, and C. J. Peek. “What Does It Mean to ‘Employ’ the RE-AIM Model?” Evaluation & the Health Professions 36, no. 1 (May 21, 2012): 44–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278712446066.
Proctor, Enola, Hiie Silmere, Ramesh Raghavan, Peter Hovmand, Greg Aarons, Alicia Bunger, Richard Griffey, and Melissa Hensley. “Outcomes for Implementation Research: Conceptual Distinctions, Measurement Challenges, and Research Agenda.” Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 38, no. 2 (October 19, 2010): 65–76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0319-7.