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Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science
BACKGROUND: Implementation of multifaceted interventions typically involves many diverse elements working together in interrelated ways, including intervention components, implementation strategies, and features of local context. Given this real-world complexity, implementation researchers may be in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7730775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33308250 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01070-3 |
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author | Whitaker, Rebecca Garr Sperber, Nina Baumgartner, Michael Thiem, Alrik Cragun, Deborah Damschroder, Laura Miech, Edward J. Slade, Alecia Birken, Sarah |
author_facet | Whitaker, Rebecca Garr Sperber, Nina Baumgartner, Michael Thiem, Alrik Cragun, Deborah Damschroder, Laura Miech, Edward J. Slade, Alecia Birken, Sarah |
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description | BACKGROUND: Implementation of multifaceted interventions typically involves many diverse elements working together in interrelated ways, including intervention components, implementation strategies, and features of local context. Given this real-world complexity, implementation researchers may be interested in a new mathematical, cross-case method called Coincidence Analysis (CNA) that has been designed explicitly to support causal inference, answer research questions about combinations of conditions that are minimally necessary or sufficient for an outcome, and identify the possible presence of multiple causal paths to an outcome. CNA can be applied as a standalone method or in conjunction with other approaches and can reveal new empirical findings related to implementation that might otherwise have gone undetected. METHODS: We applied CNA to a publicly available dataset from Sweden with county-level data on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaigns and vaccination uptake in 2012 and 2014 and then compared CNA results to the published regression findings. RESULTS: The original regression analysis found vaccination uptake was positively associated only with the availability of vaccines in schools. CNA produced different findings and uncovered an additional solution path: high vaccination rates were achieved by either (1) offering the vaccine in all schools or (2) a combination of offering the vaccine in some schools and media coverage. CONCLUSIONS: CNA offers a new comparative approach for researchers seeking to understand how implementation conditions work together and link to outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-77307752020-12-11 Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science Whitaker, Rebecca Garr Sperber, Nina Baumgartner, Michael Thiem, Alrik Cragun, Deborah Damschroder, Laura Miech, Edward J. Slade, Alecia Birken, Sarah Implement Sci Methodology BACKGROUND: Implementation of multifaceted interventions typically involves many diverse elements working together in interrelated ways, including intervention components, implementation strategies, and features of local context. Given this real-world complexity, implementation researchers may be interested in a new mathematical, cross-case method called Coincidence Analysis (CNA) that has been designed explicitly to support causal inference, answer research questions about combinations of conditions that are minimally necessary or sufficient for an outcome, and identify the possible presence of multiple causal paths to an outcome. CNA can be applied as a standalone method or in conjunction with other approaches and can reveal new empirical findings related to implementation that might otherwise have gone undetected. METHODS: We applied CNA to a publicly available dataset from Sweden with county-level data on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaigns and vaccination uptake in 2012 and 2014 and then compared CNA results to the published regression findings. RESULTS: The original regression analysis found vaccination uptake was positively associated only with the availability of vaccines in schools. CNA produced different findings and uncovered an additional solution path: high vaccination rates were achieved by either (1) offering the vaccine in all schools or (2) a combination of offering the vaccine in some schools and media coverage. CONCLUSIONS: CNA offers a new comparative approach for researchers seeking to understand how implementation conditions work together and link to outcomes. BioMed Central 2020-12-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7730775/ /pubmed/33308250 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01070-3 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Methodology Whitaker, Rebecca Garr Sperber, Nina Baumgartner, Michael Thiem, Alrik Cragun, Deborah Damschroder, Laura Miech, Edward J. Slade, Alecia Birken, Sarah Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science |
title | Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science |
title_full | Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science |
title_fullStr | Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science |
title_full_unstemmed | Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science |
title_short | Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science |
title_sort | coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science |
topic | Methodology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7730775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33308250 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01070-3 |
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