Journal
ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Volume 49, Issue 5, Pages 785-797Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-022-01199-x
Keywords
Evidence-based practices; Implementation leadership; Implementation strategy; LOCI; Mental health services
Funding
- Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services
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This study is the first qualitative study exploring first-level leaders' experiences of participating in the Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) strategy. Most participants experienced LOCI as beneficial for implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs), while two participants found it less beneficial than others.
The Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) strategy is a multifaceted implementation strategy that aims to support successful evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation by fostering effective general leadership, implementation leadership, and implementation climate. How implementation strategies are experienced by participants is important for their utilization and effectiveness in supporting EBP implementation. The current study is the first in-depth qualitative study exploring first-level leaders' experiences of participating in the LOCI strategy. Data were collected as part of a trial where Norwegian child and adult mental health outpatient clinics implemented EBPs for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eleven first-level leaders from adult and child clinics participated in semi-structured interviews after completing the LOCI strategy. Data were analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. The analysis generated four themes related to leaders' experiences of participating in the LOCI strategy: (1) structuring the EBP implementation, (2) taking responsibility for the EBP implementation, (3) interacting with others about the EBP implementation, and (4) becoming aware of EBP implementation and their own leadership. Most participants experienced the LOCI strategy as beneficial for implementing EBPs for PTSD in their clinic. The strategy succeeded in raising awareness of leadership for EBP implementation, and simultaneously provided participants with tools and support for leading the implementation in their clinic. Two participants experienced LOCI as less beneficial than the others. Our results support the strategy's potential to engage and empower first-level leaders to get involved in implementation processes and point to important challenges for future research on implementation strategies.
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