Use of concept mapping to characterize relationships among implementation strategies and assess their feasibility and importance: results from the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) study


This project is funded through the US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health
Administration Mental Health Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QLP 55–025).
The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US government.
Additionally, TJW received support from the VA Office of Academic Affiliations Advanced
Fellowships Program in Health Services Research and Development at the Center for
Mental Healthcare Outcomes Research, and BJP received support from the National
Institute of Mental Health (F31 MH098478), the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Fellowship
for the Promotion of Child Well-Being), and the Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation.
MJC received support from the VISN 4 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical
Center. MJC received support from the VISN 4 Mental Illness Research, Education, and
Clinical Center at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.

We would like to acknowledge the contributions of each member of the expert panel:
Greg Aarons, University of California, San Diego; Mark Bauer, Harvard University and
US Department of Veterans Affairs; Laurel Copeland, Scott and White Healthcare and
US Department of Veterans Affairs; Torrey Creed, University of Pennsylvania; Laura
Damschroder, University of Michigan and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Rani Elwy,
Boston University and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Bradford Felker, University
of Washington and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Hildi Hagedorn, University of
Minnesota and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Alison Hamilton, University of California,
Los Angeles and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Kathy Henderson, US Department
of Veterans Affairs; Timothy Hogan, University of Massachusetts and US Department
of Veterans Affairs; Kelly Koerner, Evidence-Based Practice Institute; Sarah Krein,
University of Michigan and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Julie Kreyenbuhl, University
of Maryland and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Sara Landes, University of Washington
and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Cara Lewis, Indiana University-Bloomington;
Julie Lowery, University of Michigan and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Aaron
Lyon, University of Washington; Natalie Maples, University of Texas Health Science
Center San Antonio; Alan McGuire, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Amanda Midboe, US Department of Veterans Affairs;
Laura Murray, Johns Hopkins University; Princess Osei-Bonsu, US Department of Veterans
Affairs; Richard Owen, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and US Department
of Veterans Affairs; Louise Parker, University of Massachusetts Boston; Enola Proctor,
Washington University in St. Louis; Mona Ritchie, US Department of Veterans Affairs;
Angie Rollins, US Department of Veterans Affairs and Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis; Anju Sahay, US Department of Veterans Affairs; Anne Sales, University
of Michigan and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Sharon Straus, University of Toronto;
Carol VanDeusen Lukas, Boston University and US Department of Veterans Affairs; Dawn
Velligan, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio; Kara Zivin, University
of Michigan and US Department of Veterans Affairs; and Cynthia Zubritsky, University
of Pennsylvania.