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Outcomes For Implementation Science: An Enhanced Systematic Review Of Instruments Using Evidence-Based Rating Criteria, Cara C. Lewis, Sarah Fischer, Bryan J. Weiner, Cameo Stanick, Mimi Kim, Ruben G. Martinez

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Background

High-quality measurement is critical to advancing knowledge in any field. New fields, such as implementation science, are often beset with measurement gaps and poor quality instruments, a weakness that can be more easily addressed in light of systematic review findings. Although several reviews of quantitative instruments used in implementation science have been published, no studies have focused on instruments that measure implementation outcomes. Proctor and colleagues established a core set of implementation outcomes including: acceptability, adoption,appropriateness, cost, feasibility, fidelity, penetration, sustainability (Adm Policy Ment Health Ment Health Serv Res 36:24–34, …