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To review the application of realist evaluation within knowledge translation research and examine how theory-building approaches can explain complex interventions.

September 5, 2014Implementation ScienceOpen Access

Using realist evaluation to open the black box of knowledge translation: a state-of-the-art review

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KSKatherine SalterDalhousie University AKAnita KothariWestern University

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State-of-the-art review reveals challenges and methodological innovations in applying realist evaluation to knowledge translation, suggesting detailed reporting improves feasibility.

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To review the application of realist evaluation within knowledge translation research and examine how theory-building approaches can explain complex interventions.
State-of-the-art review analyzing the methodological execution and emerging practices of realist evaluation cycles across knowledge translation studies.
The use of realist evaluation is expanding as an explanatory approach to determine what interventions work, for whom, and under what circumstances.
Developing context-mechanism-outcome (C-M-O) configurations remains a primary methodological challenge when completing the realist evaluation cycle.
Methodological innovations and rich, detailed descriptive accounts improve the practical feasibility of conducting realist evaluations.

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Salter et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9aca59a6164e50fa3d408 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0115-y

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State-of-the-art review reveals challenges and methodological innovations in applying realist evaluation to knowledge translation, suggesting detailed reporting improves feasibility.

Using realist evaluation to open the black box of knowledge translation: a state-of-the-art review

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