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  • Implementation Science
  • Health Equity Research
  • Critical Theory Application

Background:

  • Prevailing implementation science theories, models, and frameworks (TMF) often neglect critical issues of power, inequality, and reflexivity.
  • These neglected aspects are pivotal for achieving health equity.
  • Anthropological theories effectively address these issues and can complement existing TMF.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose three theoretical areas from social sciences that complement and extend existing TMF in implementation science.
  • To advance health equity through a more critical and reflexive approach to implementation science.
  • To enhance the scientific rigor and impact of implementation science.

Main Methods:

  • Review and synthesis of theories from postcoloniality, structural violence, intersectionality, policy, and governance.
  • Conceptual integration of critical theories into the existing TMF of implementation science.
  • Analysis of how these theories address power, inequality, and reflexivity in health equity research.

Main Results:

  • Theories of postcoloniality and reflexivity highlight the role of power in knowledge production and potential perpetuation of inequalities.
  • Theories of structural violence and intersectionality offer deeper understanding of health disparities and encourage upstream interventions.
  • Theories of policy and governance emphasize the importance of social-political forces in the 'outer context' for implementation and sustainability.

Conclusions:

  • Incorporating critical theories can significantly enhance implementation science by fostering necessary reflexivity among scientists.
  • A theoretically critical implementation science promotes better scientific practices.
  • This approach is crucial for supporting meaningful progress toward achieving health equity.