Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI) Statement

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  • Hilary Pinnock
    Asthma UK
  • Melanie Barwick
    University of Toronto, Canada
  • Christopher R. Carpenter
    Washington University, St Louis
  • Sandra Eldridge
    Queen Mary University of London
  • Gonzalo Grandes
    Primary Care Research Unit of Bizkaia
  • Chris J. Griffiths
    Queen Mary University of London
  • Joanne Rycroft-Malone
  • Paul Meissner
    Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Elizabeth Murray
    University College London
  • Anita Patel
    Queen Mary University of London
  • Aziz Sheikh
    Asthma UK
  • Stephanie J. C. Taylor
    Queen Mary University of London
Implementation studies are often poorly reported and indexed, reducing their potential to inform initiatives to improve healthcare services. The Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI) initiative aimed to develop guidelines for transparent and accurate reporting of implementation studies. Informed by the findings of a systematic review and a consensus-building e-Delphi exercise, an international working group of implementation science experts discussed and agreed the StaRI Checklist comprising 27 items. It prompts researchers to describe both the implementation strategy (techniques used to promote implementation of an underused evidence-based intervention) and the effectiveness of the intervention that was being implemented. An accompanying Explanation and Elaboration document (published in BMJ Open, doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013318) details each of the items, explains the rationale, and provides examples of good reporting practice. Adoption of StaRI will improve the reporting of implementation studies, potentially facilitating translation of research into practice and improving the health of individuals and populations.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberi6795
JournalBMJ
Volume2017
Issue number356
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Publication statusPublished - 6 Mar 2017

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