Evidence & Resources
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Evidence
Adeniji, O. A, Stenner K, Pappas E, Traynor V, Chrysanthaki T, Carey N. (2025). Barriers and Facilitators to the Rapid Adaptations of Healthcare Service Delivery during Public Health Emergencies: A Systematic Integrative Review of Literature. Global Implementation Research and Applications. 2025:1-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-025-00155-9![]()
Aijaz, M., Fixsen, D., Schultes, M. T., & Van Dyke, M. (2021). Using implementation teams to inform a more effective response to future pandemics. Public Health Reports, 136(3), 269-273. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549209886![]()
Chambers, D. (2020). Considering the intersection between implementation science and COVID‑19. Implement Res Pract. 2020; 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020925994![]()
Chambers, D. A. (2018). Commentary: increasing the connectivity between implementation science and public health: advancing methodology, evidence integration, and sustainability. Annual review of public health, 39, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-110717-045850![]()
Damschroder, L. J., Reardon, C. M., Widerquist, M. A. O., & Lowery, J. (2022). The updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research based on user feedback. Implementation Science, 17(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-022-01245-0![]()
Eisman, A. B., Kim, B., Salloum, R. G., Shuman, C. J., & Glasgow, R. E. (2022a). Advancing rapid adaptation for urgent public health crises: Using implementation science to facilitate effective and efficient responses. Front Public Health, 10, 959567. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.959567![]()
Glasgow, R. E., Battaglia, C., McCreight, M., Ayele, R., Maw, A. M., Fort, M. P., Holtrop, J. S., Gomes, R. N., & Rabin, B. A. (2022). Use of the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to guide iterative adaptations: applications, lessons learned, and future directions. Frontiers in Health Services, 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.959565![]()
Khoshmaram, N., Gholipour, K., Farahbakhsh, M. et al. Strategies and challenges for maintaining the continuity of essential health services during a pandemic: a scoping review. (2025). BMC Health Serv Res 25, 691. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12812-8![]()
Means, A. R., Wagner, A. D., Kern, E., Newman, L. P., & Weiner, B. J. (2020). Implementation science to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 462. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00462![]()
Rafieepour, A., Masoumi, G., & Dehghani, A. (2021). Health responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international strategy and experience analysis. Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly, 6(3), 147-160. http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-344-en.html![]()
Vindrola-Padros, C., Brage, E., & Johnson, G. A. (2021). Rapid, responsive, and relevant?: A systematic review of rapid evaluations in health care. American Journal of Evaluation, 42(1), 13-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098214019886![]()
Wensing, M., Sales, A., Armstrong, R., & Wilson, P. (2020). Implementation science in times of Covid-19. Implementation Science, 15, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01006-x![]()
Werner, R. M., & Glied, S. A. (2021). Covid-induced changes in health care delivery – Can they last? [Review]. New England Journal of Medicine, 385(10), 868-870. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp2110679![]()
World Health Organisation. (2020a). Maintaining essential health services: operational guidance for the COVID-19 context: Interim guidance. https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-2019-nCoV-essential_health_services-2020.2![]()
Yousefi Nooraie, R., Shelton, R. C., Fiscella, K., Kwan, B. M., & McMahon, J. M. (2021). The pragmatic, rapid, and iterative dissemination and implementation (PRIDI) cycle: adapting to the dynamic nature of public health emergencies (and beyond). Health Research Policy and Systems, 19, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00764-4![]()
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Evidence specific to FCPS
Adeniji OA, Carey N, Pappas E, Traynor V, Stenner K, Chrysanthaki T. (2025). Exploration of Rapid Adaptation of First Contact Physiotherapy Services During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Three‐Phase Sequential Mixed‐Methods Study Protocol. Health Science Reports. 18;8(4): e70653. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.70653![]()
Adeniji, O. A., Pappas, E., Stenner, K., Traynor, V., Carey, N., and Chrysanthaki, T. (2026). Weathering the storm of COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of reported changes in first contact physiotherapy services in the UK and Australia. PLOS One, 21(1): e0340995. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340995
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