Integrating implementation science into covid-19 response and recovery

National and subnational responses to the covid-19 pandemic have varied in their implementation of critical evidence based interventions, including social distancing, handwashing, SARS-CoV-2 testing, and contact tracing. The variable success of such measures also reflects differences in the nature o...

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Published in:BMJ 2020-05, Vol.369, p.m1888-m1888
Main Authors: Hirschhorn, Lisa, Smith, Justin D, Frisch, Miriam F, Binagwaho, Agnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Contact tracing
Coronavirus Infections
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Ebola virus
Epidemics
Health services
Humans
Implementation Science
Maternal & child health
Medical research
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Public health
Recovery (Medical)
SARS-CoV-2
Science
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Social distancing
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Summary:National and subnational responses to the covid-19 pandemic have varied in their implementation of critical evidence based interventions, including social distancing, handwashing, SARS-CoV-2 testing, and contact tracing. The variable success of such measures also reflects differences in the nature of initial outbreaks and contextual factors within communities and health systems. Implementation science methods can make all the difference, allowing us to build on these successes and ensure that new epidemiological and sociobehavioural models and other innovations can sustain and accelerate action to end this pandemic. Implementation science focuses on applying rigorous frameworks, measures, and research designs,12 to study what, why, and how interventions are implemented in real world settings and tests strategies to improve their outcomes and impact.This helps policy makers, managers, and implementers understand existing and emerging evidence based interventions and choose strategies to implement them that take account of (and modify) contextual factors that influence success. Evidence produced through implementation research can inform countries’ responses as epidemics emerge and as …
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.m1888