| Model Name | Pragmatic-Explanatory Continuum Indicator Summary 2 |
D and/or I | D=I |
| Construct Flexibility | 5 |
| Socio-Ecological Levels | Individual
Organization
Community
System
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| Field of Origin | Health Services Research |
| Practioner/Researcher | Researcher |
| Constructs | Adopter/implementer/decision maker characteristics
Compatibility
Context - Inner setting
Evaluation
Innovation characteristics
Outcomes - Health/QOL/Satisfaction/Clinical
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| Number of Times Cited | 209 |
| Citations | Loudon K, Treweek S, Sullivan F, Donnan P, Thorpe KE, Zwarenstein M. The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose BMJ 2015;350:h2147
PRECIS-2 website
https://www.precis-2.org/
Thorpe KE, Zwarenstein M, Oxman AD, et al. A pragmatic-explanatory continuum indicator summary (PRECIS): a tool to help trial designers. J Clin Epidemiol 2009;62:464-75.
Loudon K, Zwarenstein M, Sullivan F, et al. Making clinical trials more relevant: improving and validating the PRECIS tool for matching trial design decisions to trial purpose. Trials 2013;14:115.
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| Examples | Forbes G, Loudon K, Treweek S, Taylor SJC, Eldridge S. Understanding the applicability of results from primary care trials: lessons learned from applying PRECIS-2. J Clin Epidemiol. 2017 Oct;90:119-126.
Lipman PD, Loudon K, Dluzak L, Moloney R, Messner D, Stoney CM. Framing the conversation: use of PRECIS-2 ratings to advance understanding of pragmatic trial design domains. Trials. 2017 Nov 10;18(1):532.
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