Role of "external facilitation" in implementation of research findings: a qualitative evaluation of facilitation experiences in the Veterans Health Administration

Cheryl B Stetler¹ , Marcia W Legro² , Joanne Rycroft-Malone³ , Candice Bowman⁴ , Geoffrey Curran⁵ , Marylou Guihan⁶ , Hildi Hagedorn⁷ , Sandra Pineros² and Carolyn M Wallace²

¹Independent Consultant, 321 Middle St., Amherst, MA 01002, USA

²VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Health Services Research & Development, Met Park West, 1100 Olive Way, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101 USA

³Reader in Health Services Research, Centre for Health-Related Research, University of Wales, Bangor, UK

⁴VA San Diego Healthcare System, QUERI-HIV, Health Services Research & Development, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive (111N-1), San Diego, CA 92161 USA

⁵Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Center for Mental Healthcare & Outcomes Research, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Building 58 (152/NLR), North Little Rock, AR 72114 USA

⁶Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital (151-H) Hines, IL 60141 USA

⁷Minneapolis VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417 USA

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Implementation Science 2006, 1:23doi:10.1186/1748-5908-1-23


Published:	18 October 2006

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Study Projects per QUERI Team with Implementation Interventions other than Facilitation. Narrative in single row table format

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Reflective Questions and Interviewee Preparatory Work. Straight narrative, plus one small table and one text box.

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