Testing the leadership and organizational change for implementation (LOCI) intervention in substance abuse treatment: A cluster randomized trial study protocol

Implementation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Aarons, Gregory A ^a,b   Ehrhart, Mark G ^c   Moullin, Joanna C ^a,b   Torres, Elisa M ^a,b   Green, Amy E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Fidelity; Implementation; Implementation strategy; Leadership; Motivational interviewing; Organizational climate

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 85014308685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-017-0562-3     Document Type: Article

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