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Module 1. Introduction to Multilevel Intervention (MLI) Research
- Brian S. Mittman, PhD; Kaiser Permanente Southern California
- Karen Emmons, PhD; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Sandi Pruitt, PhD; UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Martin Charns, PhD; Boston University
- Gregory Aarons, PhD; University of California, San Diego
- Hal Yee, MD, PhD; Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Training Materials
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Module Summary
- Programmatic perspective of multilevel interventions (MLIs)
- Attention to MLI research
- Scope of MLI research in healthcare and public health
- Practice of healthcare and public health
- Exemplary case studies of MLI research
- Discussant 1: Observation on MLI case studies and how theory was employed in the case studies
- Discussant 2: Observations on the designs, methods and evaluation approaches employed in the case studies
Reading Materials
- Azevedo K.J., Gray, C.P., Gale, R.C., Urech, T.H., Ramirez, J.C., Wong, E.P., Lerner, B., Charns, M.P., & Vashi. A.A. Facilitators and barriers to the Lean Enterprise Transformation program at the Veterans Health Administration
. Health Care Management Review, 2021; 46(4):308-318. - Clauser S. B., Taplin S. H., Foster M. K., Fagan P., Kaluzny A.D. Multilevel Intervention Research: Lessons Learned and Pathways Forward. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, 2012; (44),127-133.
- Shortell, S.M., Blodgett, J.C., Rundall, T.G. and Kralovec, P. Use of lean and related transformational performance improvement systems in hospitals in the United States: Results from a national survey. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2018; 44(10), pp.574-582.
- Taplin, S. H., Anhang Price, R., Edwards, H. M., Foster, M. K., Breslau, E. S., Chollette, V., & Zapka, J. Introduction: understanding and influencing multilevel factors across the cancer care continuum. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, 2012; (44), 2-10.
- Zapka, J., Taplin, S. H., Ganz, P., Grunfeld, E., & Sterba, K. Multilevel factors affecting quality: examples from the cancer care continuum. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs. 2012; (44), 11-19.
Web Resource
Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs. 2012; 44.
Self-reflection Questions
- Where are MLIs needed, used, and why?
- What do we know about MLIs, their effectiveness and what do we still need to know from research?
- What changes, if any, would you make to your aims page considering the resources and readings provided?
- What are key research questions and types of knowledge needed?