RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Increasing the generalisability of improvement research with an improvement replication programme
JF BMJ Quality & Safety
JO BMJ Qual Saf
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP i87
OP i91
DO 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.046342
VO 20
IS Suppl 1
A1 John Øvretveit
A1 Laura Leviton
A1 Gareth Parry
YR 2011
UL http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/20/Suppl_1/i87.abstract
AB If a quality improvement is found effective in one setting, would the same effects be found elsewhere? Could the same change be implemented in another setting? These are just two of the ‘generalisation questions’ which decision-makers face in considering whether to act on reported improvement. In this paper, some of the issues are considered and a programme of research for testing improvements in different settings is proposed to build theory and practical guidance about implementation and results in different settings.