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Theorizing is for everybody: Advancing the process of theorizing in implementation science

There has been a call to shift from treating theories as static products to engaging in a process of theorizing that develops, modifies, and advances implementation theory through the accumulation of knowledge. Stimulating theoretical advances is necessary to improve our understanding of the causal...

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Autores principales: Meza, Rosemary D., Moreland, James C., Pullmann, Michael D., Klasnja, Predrag, Lewis, Cara C., Weiner, Bryan J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10012624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36926499
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1134931
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author Meza, Rosemary D.
Moreland, James C.
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Lewis, Cara C.
Weiner, Bryan J.
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description There has been a call to shift from treating theories as static products to engaging in a process of theorizing that develops, modifies, and advances implementation theory through the accumulation of knowledge. Stimulating theoretical advances is necessary to improve our understanding of the causal processes that influence implementation and to enhance the value of existing theory. We argue that a primary reason that existing theory has lacked iteration and evolution is that the process for theorizing is obscure and daunting. We present recommendations for advancing the process of theorizing in implementation science to draw more people in the process of developing and advancing theory.
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spelling pubmed-100126242023-03-15 Theorizing is for everybody: Advancing the process of theorizing in implementation science Meza, Rosemary D. Moreland, James C. Pullmann, Michael D. Klasnja, Predrag Lewis, Cara C. Weiner, Bryan J. Front Health Serv Health Services There has been a call to shift from treating theories as static products to engaging in a process of theorizing that develops, modifies, and advances implementation theory through the accumulation of knowledge. Stimulating theoretical advances is necessary to improve our understanding of the causal processes that influence implementation and to enhance the value of existing theory. We argue that a primary reason that existing theory has lacked iteration and evolution is that the process for theorizing is obscure and daunting. We present recommendations for advancing the process of theorizing in implementation science to draw more people in the process of developing and advancing theory. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10012624/ /pubmed/36926499 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1134931 Text en © 2023 Meza, Moreland, Pullmann, Klasnja, Lewis and Weiner. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Theorizing is for everybody: Advancing the process of theorizing in implementation science
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10012624/
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