Evidence-based practice implementation: The impact of public versus private sector organization type on organizational support, provider attitudes, and adoption of evidence-based practice
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BACKGROUND: The goal of this study is to extend research on evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation by examining the impact of organizational type (public versus private) and organizational support for EBP on provider attitudes toward EBP and EBP use. Both organization theory and theory of innovation uptake and individual adoption of EBP guide the approach and analyses in this study. We anticipated that private sector organizations would provide greater levels of organizational support for EBPs leading to more positive provider attitudes towards EBPs and EBP use. We also expected attitudes toward EBPs to mediate the association of organizational support and EBP use. METHODS: Participants were mental health service providers from 17 communities in 16 states in the United States (n = 170). Path analyses were conducted to compare three theoretical models of the impact of organization type on organizational support for EBP and of organizational support on provider attitudes toward EBP and EBP use. RESULTS: Consistent with our predictions, private agencies provided greater support for EBP implementation, and staff working for private agencies reported more positive attitudes toward adopting EBPs. Organizational support for EBP partially mediated the association of organization type on provider attitudes toward EBP. Organizational support was significantly positively associated with attitudes toward EBP and EBP use in practice. CONCLUSION: This study offers further support for the importance of organizational context as an influence on organizational support for EBP and provider attitudes toward adopting EBP. The study demonstrates the role organizational support in provider use of EBP in practice. This study also suggests that organizational support for innovation is a malleable factor in supporting use of EBP. Greater attention should be paid to organizational influences that can facilitate the dissemination and implementation of EBPs in community settings.
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- Authors
- Aarons, G. A., Sommerfeld, D. H., & Walrath-Greene, C. M.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Corresponding author
- Aarons, Gregory A
- Venue
- Implementation Science
- Published
- 2009-12
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 83-83
- ISSN
- 1748-5908 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2813227
- OpenAlex
- W2055036190
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- FWCI
- 18.16
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- Funders
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- evidence-based practice implementation, organizational support, provider attitudes, mental health service providers, organizational context, community mental health centers, evidence-based practice dissemination
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