Implementation Research Logic Model

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As you are working on your National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) grant applications, you may wonder if there are resources that can help you make your application stronger. ISCI has compiled our most helpful tools and other resources that can be used in the NIH EHE grant application process. Scroll through our suggested videos and interactive tools to fortify your application.

 

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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 a required component of many Ending the HIV Epidemic and other NIH funding announcements. To assist you in developing an IRLM for your project, please use the various tools and resources below.

Click on the image or button below to launch our interactive IRLM Design Tool, which will allow you to create, save, collaborate on, and export IRLMs of various formats to meet your projects’ needs.

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Presentations

IR Logic Model for the FY2020 EHE ARC/CFAR Supplement Announcement

Presented on April 8, 2020, by J.D. Smith, Northwestern University and Third Coast CFAR.

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Introducing the IRLM

Presented at the 2019 ISC3I Summit by J.D. Smith, Northwestern University and Third Coast CFAR.

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For other presentations from the ISCI Summit visit the summit page here

 

Resources to Help Complete the IRLM

Determinants

-Damschroder, L. J., Aron, D. C., Keith, R. E., Kirsh, S. R., Alexander J. A., & Lowery, J. D. (2009). Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: A consolidated framework for advancing implementation science.Implementation Science, 4, 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-4-50

-Kirk, M. A., Kelley, C., Yankey, N., Birken, S. A., Abadie, B., & Damschroder, L. (2016). A systematic review of the use of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchImplementation Science, 11, 72. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-016-0437-z

 

Implementation Strategies

-Powell, B. J., Waltz, T. J., Chinman, M. J., Damschroder, L. J., Smith, J. L., Matthieu, M. M., Proctor, E. K., & Kirchner, J. A. (2015). A refined compilation of implementation strategies: Results from the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) project. Implementation Science, 10, 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0209-1

-Bunger, A. C., Powell, B. J., Robertson, H. A., MacDowell, H., Birken, S. A., & Shea, C. (2017). Tracking implementation strategies: A description of a practical approach and early findings. Health Research Policy and Systems15, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-017-0175-y

-Waltz, T. J., Powell, B. J., Fernandez, M. E., Abadie, B., & Damschroder, L. J. (2019). Choosing implementation strategies to address contextual barriers: Diversity in recommendations and future directions. Implementation Science14, 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-019-0892-4

 

 

Mechanisms

-Lewis, C. C., Klasnja, P., Powell, B. J., Lyon, A. R., Tuzzio, L., Jones, S., Walsh-Bailey, C., & Weiner, B. (2018). From classification to causality: Advancing understanding of mechanisms of change in implementation science. Frontiers in Public Health6, 136. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00136

-Powell, B. J., Fernandez, M. E., Williams, N. J., Aarons, G. A., Beidas, R. S., Lewis, C. C., McHugh, S. M., & Weiner, B. J. Enhancing the impact of implementation strategies in healthcare: A research agenda. Frontiers in Public Healthhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00003

 

 

Outcomes

-Proctor, E., Silmere, H., Raghavan, R., Hovmand, P., Aarons, G., Bunger, A., Griffey, R., & Hensley, M. (2011). Outcomes for implementation research: Conceptual distinctions, measurement challenges, and research agenda. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 38, 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0319-7

-Glasgow, R. E., Harden, S. M., Gaglio, B., Rabin, B., Smith, M. L., Porter, G. C., Ory, M. G., & Estabrooks, P. A. (2019). RE-AIM planning and evaluation framework: Adapting to new science and practice with a 20-year review. Frontiers in Public Health, 7, 64. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00064

-Kessler, R. S., Purcell, E. P., Glasgow, R. E., Klesges, L. M., Benkeser, R. M., & Peek, C. J. (2013). What does it mean to “employ” the RE-AIM model? Evaluation and the Health Professions36(1), 44-66. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278712446066