Sustainability of evidence-based practices in healthcare is about how the intervention stays embedded in routine practice. On an organizational level questions as how the intervention will be organized, kept up to date and funded need to be answered. On a professional level topics such as how will physicians, caregivers or other professionals stay motivated and keep their knowledge considering the intervention up to date need to be addressed. Considering these aspects early in your project, preferably in cooperation with stakeholders, may help to achieve sustained implementation of evidence based interventions after your project has ended. On this page you will find more work on the topic of sustainability.

Articles

  • Shelton, R. C., Cooper, B. R., & Stirman, S. W. (2018). The sustainability of evidence-based interventions and practices in public health and health care. Annual review of public health, 39, 55-76. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040617-014731
  • Stirman, S. W., Kimberly, J., Cook, N., Calloway, A., Castro, F., & Charns, M. (2012). The sustainability of new programs and innovations: a review of the empirical literature and recommendations for future research. Implementation science, 7(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-7-17
  • Penno, L. N., Davies, B., Graham, I. D., Backman, C., MacDonald, I., Bain, J., ... & Squires, J. (2019). Identifying relevant concepts and factors for the sustainability of evidence-based practices within acute care contexts: a systematic review and theory analysis of selected sustainability frameworks. Implementation Science, 14(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-019-0952-9
  • Chambers, D. A., Glasgow, R. E., & Stange, K. C. (2013). The dynamic sustainability framework: addressing the paradox of sustainment amid ongoing change. Implementation Science, 8(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-8-117
  • Nathan, N., Powell, B. J., Shelton, R. C., Laur, C. V., Wolfenden, L., Hailemariam, M., Yoong, S. L., Sutherland, R., Kingsland, M., Waltz, T. J., & Hall, A. (2022). Do the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) strategies adequately address sustainment? Frontiers in Health Services, 2, 905909. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.905909
  • Birken, S. A., Haines, E. R., Hwang, S., Chambers, D. A., Bunger, A. C., & Nilsen, P. (2020). Advancing understanding and identifying strategies for sustaining evidence-based practices: a review of reviews. Implementation Science, 15(1), 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01040-9

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