Demystifying theory and its use in improvement

Improvement Interventions Are Social Treatments, Not Pills

(2014) Frank Davidoff   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Introduction of Surgical Safety Checklists in Ontario, Canada

(2014) David R. Urbach et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Better reporting of interventions: template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) checklist and guide

(2014) T. C. Hoffmann et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Recommendations for Evaluation of Health Care Improvement Initiatives

(2013) Gareth J. Parry et al.   Academic Pediatrics

Mobile Health Technology Evaluation

(2013) Santosh Kumar et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Rapid-Response Systems as a Patient Safety Strategy

(2013) Bradford D. Winters et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Engaging primary care practitioners in quality improvement: making explicit the program theory of an interprofessional education intervention

(2013) Brigitte Vachon et al.   BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Explaining Matching Michigan: an ethnographic study of a patient safety program

(2013) Mary Dixon-Woods et al.   Implementation Science

Towards a general theory of implementation

(2013) Carl May   Implementation Science

Promotion of improvement as a science

(2013) Martin Marshall et al.   LANCET

Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study–act method to improve quality in healthcare

(2013) Michael J Taylor et al.   BMJ Quality & Safety

A qualitative study comparing experiences of the surgical safety checklist in hospitals in high-income and low-income countries

(2013) Emma-Louise Aveling et al.   BMJ Open

Seven Propositions of the Science of Improvement

(2013) Rocco J. Perla et al.   Quality Management in Health Care

Developing theory-informed behaviour change interventions to implement evidence into practice: a systematic approach using the Theoretical Domains Framework

(2012) Simon D French et al.   Implementation Science

Using a logic model to design and evaluate quality and patient safety improvement programs

(2012) C. A. Goeschel et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE

Explaining Michigan: Developing an Ex Post Theory of a Quality Improvement Program

(2011) MARY DIXON-WOODS et al.   MILBANK QUARTERLY

Addressing the sociotechnical drivers of quality improvement: a case study of post-operative DVT prophylaxis computerised decision support

(2011) B. J. Lesselroth et al.   BMJ Quality & Safety

Analytical studies: a framework for quality improvement design and analysis

(2011) L. P. Provost   BMJ Quality & Safety

A systematic review of the use of theory in the design of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies and interpretation of the results of rigorous evaluations

(2010) Philippa Davies et al.   Implementation Science

The Influence of Context on Quality Improvement Success in Health Care: A Systematic Review of the Literature

(2010) HEATHER C. KAPLAN et al.   MILBANK QUARTERLY

Using theory to synthesise evidence from behaviour change interventions: The example of audit and feedback

(2010) Benjamin Gardner et al.   SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: a consolidated framework for advancing implementation science

(2009) Laura J Damschroder et al.   Implementation Science

What are the most effective strategies for improving quality and safety of health care?

(2009) I. Scott   INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Heterogeneity Is Not Always Noise

(2009) Frank Davidoff   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population

(2009) Alex B. Haynes et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Redesigning Primary Care Practice to Incorporate Health Behavior Change

(2008) Larry A. Green et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Observational Research, Randomised Trials, and Two Views of Medical Science

(2008) Jan P Vandenbroucke   PLOS MEDICINE