I-RREACH: An engagement and assessment tool for improving implementation readiness of researchers, organizations and communities in complex interventions

Implementation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Maar, Marion ^a   Yeates, Karen ^b   Barron, Marcia ^c   Hua, Diane ^d   Liu, Peter ^e   Lum Kwong, Margaret Moy ^f   Perkins, Nancy ^d   Sleeth, Jessica ^b   Tobe, Joshua ^g   Wabano, Mary Jo ^h   Williamson, Pamela ⁱ   Tobe, Sheldon W ^a,d  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Riverstone Research Consulting   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h Wikwemikong Health Centre   (Canada)

ⁱ Noojmowin Teg Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Canada; Community based participatory research; Complex intervention; Implementation tool; International health; LMIC; Methodology; RCT; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; TANZANIA;

CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; POVERTY AREAS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; TANZANIA;

EID: 84928981572     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0257-6     Document Type: Article

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