Table 1 Typology of hybrid designs*
Research questions | Hybrid type 1 | Hybrid type 2 | Hybrid type 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary | Effectiveness: Will the clinical treatment work in this setting/with these patients? | Effectiveness: Will the clinical treatment work in this setting/with these patients? | Implementation: Which method works better in facilitating implementation of the clinical treatment? |
AND | |||
Implementation: Does the implementation method show promise? | |||
Secondary | Implementation: What are the potential barriers/facilitators to the treatment’s implementation? |  | Effectiveness: Is a clinical treatment effective in this setting/with these patients? |