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| Title |
A realist evaluation of the role of communities of practice in changing healthcare practice
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Implementation Science, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1748-5908-6-49 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Geetha Ranmuthugala, Frances C Cunningham, Jennifer J Plumb, Janet Long, Andrew Georgiou, Johanna I Westbrook, Jeffrey Braithwaite |
| Abstract |
Healthcare organisations seeking to manage knowledge and improve organisational performance are increasingly investing in communities of practice (CoPs). Such investments are being made in the absence of empirical evidence demonstrating the impact of CoPs in improving the delivery of healthcare. A realist evaluation is proposed to address this knowledge gap. Underpinned by the principle that outcomes are determined by the context in which an intervention is implemented, a realist evaluation is well suited to understand the role of CoPs in improving healthcare practice. By applying a realist approach, this study will explore the following questions: What outcomes do CoPs achieve in healthcare? Do these outcomes translate into improved practice in healthcare? What are the contexts and mechanisms by which CoPs improve healthcare? |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 328 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 2% |
| Canada | 6 | 2% |
| United States | 4 | 1% |
| Uganda | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 304 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 70 | 21% |
| Researcher | 62 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 51 | 16% |
| Other | 16 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 5% |
| Other | 70 | 21% |
| Unknown | 44 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 71 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 68 | 21% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 31 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 8% |
| Psychology | 15 | 5% |
| Other | 58 | 18% |
| Unknown | 59 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 March 2015.
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#1,529
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#12
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