A pragmatic cluster randomised trial evaluating three implementation interventions
Implementation SciencePublished 30 August 2012Open access
Jo Rycroft‐Malone, Kate Seers, Nicola Crichton, Jackie Chandler, Claire Hawkes, Claire Allen
Citations75
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score4.49
SNIP4.44
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A rich picture of the implementation challenges emerged, including inter-professional tensions and a lack of clarity for decision-making authority and responsibility, which are presented as theoretically transferable propositions that have international relevance.
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ISRCTN18046709--Peri-operative Implementation Study Evaluation (POISE).
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