Adapting a complex health intervention guided by the core functions and forms model: a methodology and case example of participatory adaptation
Kirsten E. Austad, Nhi Nguyen, Elizabeth Jadovich, Bridget Poznanski, Max Laguerre, Alicia Fernandez, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Brian Jack, Suzanne Mitchell, Ramzi G. Salloum, Graham Moore · 2026
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Kirsten E Austad and ten co-authors lay out a method for reshaping complex health programs for new settings without gutting what makes them work, in this 2026 paper. Programs often fail when transplanted, yet changing them blindly can cut their active ingredients. The Core Functions and Forms model offers a split: keep the functions, the mechanisms that matter, and freely adapt the forms, the delivery details.
Their case study adapted hospital discharge help for patients who prefer a language other than English. A 13-member team of patients, caregivers, and staff met four times. They first pinned down the functions shared by existing discharge programs, then proposed forms fitting their hospital, including who delivers help, when, where, and how language matching happens. Ranking exercises weighed impact against feasibility. The paper offers the sequence as a reusable, participatory recipe.
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| CREATOR | Kirsten E. Austad, Nhi Nguyen, Elizabeth Jadovich, Bridget Poznanski, Max Laguerre, Alicia Fernandez, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Brian Jack, Suzanne Mitchell, Ramzi G. Salloum, Graham Moore |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |