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Area of Science:

  • Sexual health
  • Implementation science
  • Digital health interventions

Background:

  • Online postal self-sampling (OPSS) for STIs has increased globally.
  • Delivery models and implementation strategies for OPSS vary across regions.
  • Understanding OPSS implementation influences on sexual health service delivery is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Evaluate OPSS implementation in three English regions.
  • Focus on implementation sustainability and strategy-outcome relationships.
  • Analyze factors influencing OPSS adoption and integration.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative data collection: interviews, document analysis, clinic observations.
  • Utilized implementation science frameworks: Normalization Process Theory, CFIR.
  • Document analysis mapped processes and triangulated evidence.

Main Results:

  • OPSS implementation was integrated with major system changes, often driven by budget constraints.
  • Financial context and organizational factors shaped implementation strategies and outcomes.
  • OPSS implementation is an ongoing process influenced by context and staff engagement; COVID-19 had divergent impacts.

Conclusions:

  • OPSS implementation is a response to systemic underfunding in sexual health care.
  • Decisions to implement OPSS were made without sufficient guiding evidence.
  • Acknowledging unintended consequences is crucial for optimizing future sexual health service provision.