SynthesisPloS one2023
Application of group model building in implementation research: A systematic review of the public health and healthcare literature.
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31 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Applying Human-Centered Design Methods to Develop a New Systems Alignment Model for Newcomer Health and Well-Being in the United States.American journal of public health · 2026Article
- Using Collaborative Model Building to Better Understand the Mechanisms of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence on College Campuses: Post Hoc Protocol.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Screen-Free Time With Friends to Promote Face-to-Face Peer Interaction and Reduce Recreational Screen Use Among Children Aged 9-11 Years: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Neighborhood Revitalization and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Midlife and Older Adults Living in Low-Income Neighborhoods in the Bronx, New York: Protocol for a Natural Experiment and Multimethod Community-Based Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Evaluating the use of participatory system dynamics group model building for expanding systems thinking capacity among community-based stakeholders.Journal of prevention & intervention in the community · 2026Article
- Participatory system dynamics in implementation science practice: a scoping review of methods, contexts and outcomes.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
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- Community engagement and implementation science: a hermeneutic review for implementation scientists.Implementation science communications · 2026Review
- Participatory system dynamics modeling: advancing equity through contextualized implementation science in global health.BMC global and public health · 2026Review
- Participatory systems modeling in implementation research: Exploring benefits, facilitators, and future needs.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2026Article
- Understanding the dynamics of implementing the Norwegian School Fruit Programme: integrating implementation science and system dynamics.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Advancing implementation of shared care for cancer survivors using a systems thinking approach (the SEAMLESS study).Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Community participatory approaches in infectious disease dynamic transmission modelling: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2025Article
- A regional One Health approach to mapping antimicrobial resistance interactions via systems thinking.One health outlook · 2025Article
- Study design of 'PASIBO' - co-creation and development of a physical activity intervention to patients with inflammatory bowel disease.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Understanding and Addressing Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Black Women in Texas: Findings From a System Dynamics Group Model Building Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Systems approaches in public health: beyond mapping the causes.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Review
- Implementation science grant terminations in the United States.Implementation science : IS · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundGroup model building is a process of engaging stakeholders in a participatory modeling process to elicit their perceptions of a problem and explore concepts regarding the origin, contributing factors, and potential solutions or interventions to a complex issue. Recently, it has emerged as a novel method for tackling complex, long-standing public health issues that traditional intervention models and frameworks cannot fully address. However, the extent to which group model building has resulted in the adoption of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies for public health remains largely unstudied. The goal of this systematic review was to examine the public health and healthcare applications of GMB in the literature and outline how it has been used to foster implementation and dissemination of evidence-based interventions.
methodsWe searched PubMed, Web of Science, and other databases through August 2022 for studies related to public health or health care where GMB was cited as a main methodology. We did not eliminate studies based on language, location, or date of publication. Three reviewers independently extracted data on GMB session characteristics, model attributes, and dissemination formats and content.
resultsSeventy-two studies were included in the final review. Majority of GMB activities were in the fields of nutrition (n = 19, 26.4%), health care administration (n = 15, 20.8%), and environmental health (n = 12, 16.7%), and were conducted in the United States (n = 29, 40.3%) and Australia (n = 7, 9.7%). Twenty-three (31.9%) studies reported that GMB influenced implementation through policy change, intervention development, and community action plans; less than a third reported dissemination of the model outside journal publication. GMB was reported to have increased insight, facilitated consensus, and fostered communication among stakeholders.
conclusionsGMB is associated with tangible benefits to participants, including increased community engagement and development of systems solutions. Transdisciplinary stakeholder involvement and more rigorous evaluation and dissemination of GMB activities are recommended.
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