Journal
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-4975-3
Keywords
Implementation science; Healthcare inequities; Adaptation; Equity
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Funding
- [3U01HL133994-03S1]
- [U24 HL136790]
- [UL1TR00234]
- [R01MH120597]
- [R01MH115502]
- [P50MH115843]
- [T32 MH019960]
- [R01MH104574]
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Background Research has generated valuable knowledge in identifying, understanding, and intervening to address inequities in the delivery of healthcare, yet these inequities persist. The best available interventions, programs and policies designed to address inequities in healthcare are not being adopted in routine practice settings. Implementation science can help address this gap by studying the factors, processes, and strategies at multiple levels of a system of care that influence the uptake, use, and the sustainability of these programs for vulnerable populations. We propose that an equity lens can help integrate the fields of implementation science and research that focuses on inequities in healthcare delivery. Main text Using Proctor et al.' (12) framework as a case study, we reframed five elements of implementation science to study inequities in healthcare. These elements include: 1) focus on reach from the very beginning; 2) design and select interventions for vulnerable populations and low-resource communities with implementation in mind; 3) implement what works and develop implementation strategies that can help reduce inequities in care; 4) develop the science of adaptations; and 5) use an equity lens for implementation outcomes. Conclusions The goal of this paper is to continue the dialogue on how to critically infuse an equity approach in implementation studies to proactively address healthcare inequities in historically underserved populations. Our examples provide ways to operationalize how we can blend implementation science and healthcare inequities research.
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