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To describe and illustrate the application of realist synthesis as a systematic review method tailored for complex interventions in implementation research.

April 19, 2012SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research

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JRJo Rycroft‐MaloneLancaster University BMBrendan McCormackThe University of Sydney AHAlison M. HutchinsonBarwon Health

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Methodological analysis demonstrates the utility of realist synthesis for complex interventions, highlighting its value in generating pragmatic evidence for implementation research.

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To describe and illustrate the application of realist synthesis as a systematic review method tailored for complex interventions in implementation research.
Applies realist synthesis principles to systematically and transparently evaluate literature on complex interventions.
Integrates the evaluation of contextual factors alongside intervention outcomes to accommodate real-world complexity.
Realist synthesis accounts for context-dependent mechanisms, allowing reviewers to identify why, how, and under what circumstances interventions succeed or fail.
The method yields more pragmatic, actionable conclusions for policy and implementation compared to standard systematic review approaches.

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Rycroft‐Malone et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6c653733a2b54c8aa830d https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-7-33

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Methodological analysis demonstrates the utility of realist synthesis for complex interventions, highlighting its value in generating pragmatic evidence for implementation research.

Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research

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Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research

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