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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2022 Jun 24;5(9):995–1004. doi: 10.1002/jac5.1673

Table 1.

Key Considerations When Reporting on or Reading an Implementation Science (IS) Study

• Compliance with the StaRI Standards (Guidance of the EQUATOR Network)92,93
• Three overarching components: (1) logic pathway; (2) balance between fidelity and adaptation; and (3) context
• Five key ingredients: (1) evidence-based intervention; (2) IS strategy (primary focus); (3) TMF; (4) IS outcomes and measures; and (5) stakeholder engagement
• Combine other standards as needed (e.g., CONSORT, STROBE)91

Note: StaRI – the Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies; EQUATOR – Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research; TMF – Theory, Model, and Framework; CONSORT – Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials; STROBE – Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology.