Implementing Exercise in Healthcare Settings: The Potential of Implementation Science
Louise Czosnek1, Nicole Rankin2, Eva Zopf3
1Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Level 5, 215 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia. louise.czosnek@myacu.edu.au.
Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)
|November 22, 2019
Summary
Integrating evidence-based exercise interventions into healthcare is challenging. Implementation science and frameworks like the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) can guide the routine use of exercise for chronic diseases.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Implementation Science
- Exercise Therapy
- Chronic Disease Management
Background:
- Exercise is a proven therapy for numerous chronic diseases.
- Integrating evidence-based interventions (EBIs) like exercise into routine healthcare is complex and slow.
- Implementation science investigates methods to promote the uptake of EBIs in practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore implementation science principles.
- To examine the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) in the context of exercise EBIs.
- To provide recommendations for future research in exercise implementation.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and conceptual analysis.
- Exploration of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).
- Application of implementation science concepts to exercise EBIs.
Main Results:
- Implementation science offers valuable tools for understanding and overcoming barriers to exercise adoption.
- The CFIR provides a structured approach to assess factors influencing the implementation of exercise interventions.
- Key research priorities can be identified to advance the use of exercise EBIs.
Conclusions:
- Implementation science is crucial for the widespread adoption of exercise as a chronic disease therapy.
- The CFIR framework can guide researchers and practitioners in implementing exercise EBIs effectively.
- Future research should focus on leveraging implementation science to optimize exercise delivery in healthcare settings.
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