Gaps in communication theory paradigms when conducting implementation science research: qualitative observations from interviews with administrators, implementors, and evaluators of rural health programs
Efficient, reliable information exchange is a critical but often overemphasized element of implementation. Practitioners and researchers must recognize and incorporate the larger role of communication in IS. Two suggestions for engaging a Process orientation to communication are to: (a) use interview probes to learn how communication is enacted, and (b) use process-oriented communication theories to develop interventions and evaluation tools.
Authors
- Heather Schacht Reisinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5348-063X)
- Melissa Steffen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1889-9259)
- Jane Moeckli
- Jennifer M. Van Tiem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-9909)
- Kenda Stewart Steffensmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-0461)
- Emily E. Chasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9542-2454)
- Borsika Adrienn Rabin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9837-7866)
- Kanika Arora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6777-8077)
- DeShauna Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-361X)
- Erin Balkenende
- Nicole L. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5686-2062)
- Julia Friberg
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Human Longevity (United States) (US)
- Iowa City VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Implementation Science
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-024-01395-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
- Office of Rural Health