Implementation Fidelity in Community-Based Interventions

Breitenstein, S. M., Gross, D., Garvey, C. A., Hill, C., Fogg, L., & Resnick, B. (2010). Implementation fidelity in community-based interventions. Research in Nursing & Health, 33(2), 164–173. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.20373

Journal article

Description

This method provides practical strategies to measure how closely community-based interventions have been executed compared to how they were initially tested.

Steps for Using Method/Tool

The method guides the user through the core concepts of the future direction of implementation fidelity:

  • How should it be measured?
  • How often should it be measured?
  • What is the role between implementation fidelity and intervention outcome?
  • What is the role of implementation fidelity in analyzing outcome?

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