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12Subscale Information:
Proactive (3)
Knowledgable (3)
Supportive (3)
Perserverant (3)Language Availability:
Brief Description:
The ILS is a brief 12-item measure assessing leader’s support for evidence-based practice implementation. The ILS can be used for leader and organizational development to improve evidence-based practice implementation.Website:
Citing Literature - Development/Original:
Aarons, G. A., Ehrhart, M. G., & Farahnak, L. R. (2014). The Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS): development of a brief measure of unit level implementation leadership. Implementation science : IS, 9(1), 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-9-45. PMID: 24731295 PMCID: PMC4022333.Citing Literature - Empirical Use/Application:
Powell, B. J., Mandell, D. S., Hadley, T. R., Rubin, R. M., Evans, A. C., Hurford, M. O., & Beidas, R. S. (2017). Are general and strategic measures of organizational context and leadership associated with knowledge and attitudes toward evidence-based practices in public behavioral health settings? A cross-sectional observational study. Implementation science : IS, 12(1), 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-017-0593-9. PMID: 28499401 PMCID: PMC5429548.
Torres, E. M., Ehrhart, M. G., Beidas, R. S., Farahnak, L. R., Finn, N. K., & Aarons, G. A. (2018). Validation of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) with Supervisors' Self-Ratings. Community mental health journal, 54(1), 49–53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-017-0114-y. PMID: 28181092 PMCID: PMC6778485.
Williams, N. J., Ehrhart, M. G., Aarons, G. A., Esp, S., Sklar, M., Carandang, K., Vega, N. R., Brookman-Frazee, L., & Marcus, S. C. (2024). Improving measurement-based care implementation in youth mental health through organizational leadership and climate: a mechanistic analysis within a randomized trial. Implementation science : IS, 19(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-024-01356-w. PMID: 38549122 PMCID: PMC10976812.Version:
Originial, 2014
Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS)
Qualitative/Quantitative:
The assessment instrument uses quantitative and/or qualitative data
- Quantitative
Type of Instrument:
The type of the assessment instrument
- Survey
Number of Items:
Number of items in the assessment instrument
12Subscale Information:
Names of each of the subscales and the number of items for each of the subscales
Proactive (3)Knowledgable (3)
Supportive (3)
Perserverant (3)
Language Availability:
Language(s) in which the assessment instrument is available
- English
Brief Description:
Brief summary description of assessment instrument
The ILS is a brief 12-item measure assessing leader’s support for evidence-based practice implementation. The ILS can be used for leader and organizational development to improve evidence-based practice implementation.Website:
Website providing access to and/or describing the assessment instrument
Instrument and/or related documentation:
Citing Literature - Development/Original:
Reference for publication describing the development of the assessment instrument
Aarons, G. A., Ehrhart, M. G., & Farahnak, L. R. (2014). The Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS): development of a brief measure of unit level implementation leadership. Implementation science : IS, 9(1), 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-9-45. PMID: 24731295 PMCID: PMC4022333.Citing Literature - Empirical Use/Application:
Reference for publications on the application of the assessment instrument
Powell, B. J., Mandell, D. S., Hadley, T. R., Rubin, R. M., Evans, A. C., Hurford, M. O., & Beidas, R. S. (2017). Are general and strategic measures of organizational context and leadership associated with knowledge and attitudes toward evidence-based practices in public behavioral health settings? A cross-sectional observational study. Implementation science : IS, 12(1), 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-017-0593-9. PMID: 28499401 PMCID: PMC5429548.Torres, E. M., Ehrhart, M. G., Beidas, R. S., Farahnak, L. R., Finn, N. K., & Aarons, G. A. (2018). Validation of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) with Supervisors' Self-Ratings. Community mental health journal, 54(1), 49–53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-017-0114-y. PMID: 28181092 PMCID: PMC6778485.
Williams, N. J., Ehrhart, M. G., Aarons, G. A., Esp, S., Sklar, M., Carandang, K., Vega, N. R., Brookman-Frazee, L., & Marcus, S. C. (2024). Improving measurement-based care implementation in youth mental health through organizational leadership and climate: a mechanistic analysis within a randomized trial. Implementation science : IS, 19(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-024-01356-w. PMID: 38549122 PMCID: PMC10976812.
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Number/name of the most recent version of the assessment instrument
Originial, 2014Related Instruments:
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- Collaborative Model for Knowledge Translation Between Research and Practice Settings
- Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
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- Conceptual Model of Knowledge Utilization
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- Dynamic Sustainability Framework
- EMTReK - Evidence-based Model for the Transfer and Exchange of Research Knowledge
- EQ-DI Framework
- Effective Dissemination Strategies
- Evidence Integration Triangle
- Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) model (Conceptual Model of Evidence-based Practice Implementation in Public Service Sectors)
- Facilitating Adoption of Best Practices (FAB) Model
- Framework for Analyzing Adoption of Complex Health Innovations
- Framework for Dissemination of Evidence-Based Policy
- Framework for Enhancing the Value of Research for Dissemination and Implementation
- Framework for Knowledge Translation
- Framework for Spread
- Framework for Translating Evidence into Action
- Framework for the Dissemination & Utilization of Research for Health-Care Policy & Practice
- Framework for the Transfer of Patient Safety Research into Practice
- Framework of Dissemination in Health Services Intervention Research
- General theory of implementation
- Generic Implementation Framework
- Greenhalgh Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations
- Health Equity Implementation Framework
- Health Promotion Research Center Framework
- Health Promotion Technology Transfer Process
- Implementation Effectiveness Model
- Interacting Elements of Integrating Science, Policy, and Practice
- Interactive Systems Framework
- Intervention Mapping
- Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model and Guidelines
- Kingdon's Multiple-Streams Framework
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- Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
- Linking Systems Framework
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- Normalization Process Theory
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- Ottawa Model of Research Use
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- Proctor's Implementation Outcomes
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- Push-Pull Capacity Model
- RAND Model of Persuasive Communication and Diffusion of Medical Innovation
- RE-AIM 1.0 Framework
- RE-AIM 2.0/Contextually Expanded RE-AIM
- Real-World Dissemination
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- Research Knowledge Infrastructure
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- Stetler Model of Research Utilization
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- Technology Transfer Model
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- Translational Framework for Public Health Research
- Translational Research Framework to Address Health Disparities
- US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
- Utilization-Focused Surveillance Framework
- Weiner organizational readiness
- conNECT Framework
- Implementation
- Assess for readiness and identify barriers and facilitators
- Capture and share local knowledge
- Develop a formal implementation blueprint
Constructs Assessed:
Constructs assessed by the assessment instrument (linked to constructs included in the D&I models webtool)Theories, Models, Frameworks Relevant:
Implementation Outcomes:
The relevance of the assessment instrument to various implementation outcomesImplementation Strategies:
The implementation strategy/ies evaluated by the assessment instrumentPhase of Implementation Process:
Not FoundPhase of implementation process when the assessment instrument can be used
Intended Focus
- Organizational
- Leaders and Staff
- Workplace
- organization
Levels of Data Collection:
The level(s) from which the assessment instrument collects dataIntended Priority Population:
Intended priority population from whom data are collected using the assessment instrumentIntended Priority Setting:
Intended priority setting in which the assessment instrument is usedPolicy:
Not FoundAssessment instrument is relevant to policyEquity Focus:
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Psychometric Properties
- Discriminant Validity
- Convergent Validity
- Internal Consistency
Scoring:
Not FoundThe assessment instrument produces a composite scoreNorms:
Not FoundMeasures of central tendency and distribution for the total score are based on small, medium, large sample sizeResponsiveness:
Not FoundThe ability of the assessment instrument to detect change over time (i.e., sensitivity to change or intervention effects).Validity:
The extent to which an instrument measures what it is intended to measure accurately.Reliability:
The extent to which results are consistent results over time, across raters, across settings, or across items intended to measure the same thing.Factor Analysis:
YesA statistical method that uses the correlation between observed variables to identify common factors.
Pragmatic Properties
- Guidance to Interpret
- Medium: Asyncronous collection of data
Time to Administer:
Not FoundThe amount of time required to complete the assessment instrumentSecondary Data:
Not FoundCost:
FreeCost associated with access to assessment instrument (Some insturments might require login.)Literacy:
YesReadability of the items reported on.Interpretation:
Not FoundExpertise needed for interpretation of data is reported.Training:
Not FoundExpertise needed to use the assessment instrument is reportedResources Required to Administer:
None/LowResources needed to administer the assessment instrument (FTE for data collector, equipment, etc.)User Guidance:
Guides are provided to support administration of assessment instrument/data collection, and/or analysis of data from the assessment instrument, and/or interpretation of data, and/or action/decision on how to use dataObtrusiveness:
Degree of intrusion the participants will experience because of the data collection when using the assessment instrument (e.g., assessment instruments that rely on use of secondary data or automated data will be less obtrusive)Interactivity:
Not FoundData collection and/or result generation involves interactive components.
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