TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying Implementation Science Characteristics for a Prenatal Oral Health eHealth Application
AU - Vamos, Cheryl A.
AU - Green, Shana M.
AU - Griner, Stacey
AU - Daley, Ellen
AU - DeBate, Rita
AU - Jacobs, Tom
AU - Christiansen, Steve
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Society for Public Health Education.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Background. Oral health is a significant public health issue; yet barriers to implementing the prenatal oral health guidelines into practice remain. This formative research aimed to identify key implementation science characteristics to inform the development of an eHealth application (app) to assist providers in implementing the prenatal oral health guidelines during prenatal visits. Method. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, the clinic’s infrastructure, workflow, and contextual factors were assessed via clinic observation, technology assessment, prenatal provider interviews (n = 4), clinic staff interviews (n = 8), and two focus groups with oral health providers (n = 16). Results. System-level factors influencing future implementation were identified regarding structural characteristic, networks/communication, culture, external policy/incentives, relative advantage, complexity, design quality/packaging, knowledge/beliefs, and personal attributes. Discussion. Findings provided vital information and will directly inform the design and implementation of an eHealth app that aims to facilitate the translation of the interprofessional prenatal oral health guidelines into clinical prenatal oral health practices.
AB - Background. Oral health is a significant public health issue; yet barriers to implementing the prenatal oral health guidelines into practice remain. This formative research aimed to identify key implementation science characteristics to inform the development of an eHealth application (app) to assist providers in implementing the prenatal oral health guidelines during prenatal visits. Method. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, the clinic’s infrastructure, workflow, and contextual factors were assessed via clinic observation, technology assessment, prenatal provider interviews (n = 4), clinic staff interviews (n = 8), and two focus groups with oral health providers (n = 16). Results. System-level factors influencing future implementation were identified regarding structural characteristic, networks/communication, culture, external policy/incentives, relative advantage, complexity, design quality/packaging, knowledge/beliefs, and personal attributes. Discussion. Findings provided vital information and will directly inform the design and implementation of an eHealth app that aims to facilitate the translation of the interprofessional prenatal oral health guidelines into clinical prenatal oral health practices.
KW - Internet/electronic interventions
KW - formative evaluation
KW - health promotion
KW - maternal and infant health
KW - oral health
KW - program planning and evaluation
KW - technology
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U2 - 10.1177/1524839918793628
DO - 10.1177/1524839918793628
M3 - Article
C2 - 30153742
AN - SCOPUS:85053402152
SN - 1524-8399
VL - 21
SP - 246
EP - 258
JO - Health promotion practice
JF - Health promotion practice
IS - 2
ER -