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Editorial
. 2023;3(1):78-84.
doi: 10.1007/s43477-022-00063-2. Epub 2022 Dec 27.

Implementation Methods and Research for a Post-truth World with Growing Inequities

John Øvretveit  1
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Implementation Methods and Research for a Post-truth World with Growing Inequities

John Øvretveit. Glob Implement Res Appl. 2023.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to consider the changing context for implementation research and practice and new approaches which might now be more relevant for some implementation objectives. Factors that hindered implementation of evidence-based practices before the COVID-19 pandemic was an anti-science culture, strengthened by different media and appeals to emotion and identity. The article questions how effective are the rational-cognitive and individual models of change that frequency informs our research and practice. It describes challenges we face and considers methods we could use that might be more effective, including research-informed narrative methods, participatory research and practice, especially with culturally and linguistically diverse peoples, and adaptive implementation.

Keywords: Anti-science; Equity; Implementation science; Narrative methods; Participatory research; Post-truth; Quality improvement; Story telling.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestThe author does not have income apart from their employment. The author does not have other conflicts or competing interests.

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