i-PARiHS (Promoting Action on Research Implementation) framework for the implementation of knowledge into practice

The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services, or PARIHS framework, was first published in 1998. A revised version of the framework, called the integrated or i-PARIHS framework, was proposed in 2016 by Harvey and Kitson.

The main reasons for re-visiting the original PARIHS framework included:

• The original framework failed to address key dimensions, including the intended targets for implementation and the wider external context (social, political, policy and economic) in which implementation occurs 
• Growing evidence on the key role individuals play in the implementation process 
• Increased interest and awareness of relevant theories that can and should inform implementation strategies
• Recognition of the diverse ways in which people were applying PARIHS, not simply to guide the implementation of more conventional research evidence in the form of clinical guidelines or evidence summaries, but to inform and evaluate developments in practice more generally 

The authors propose adding a new construct termed ‘recipient’. The core constructs of the i-PARIHS framework are facilitation, innovation, recipients and context, with facilitation represented as the active element assessing, aligning and integrating the other three constructs. 

Read more about the i-PARiHS framework here: 
https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13012-016-0398-2

Harvey G, Kitson A. PARIHS revisited: from heuristic to integrated framework for the successful implementation of knowledge into practice. Implement Sci. 2016;11:33. Published 2016 Mar 10. doi:10.1186/s13012-016-0398-2​