This expanded and updated edition of Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: The
State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and …

Systems thinking (ST) is an interdisciplinary domain that offers different ways to better
understand the behavior and structure of a complex system. Over the past decades, several …

Background There are calls for better application of theory in health services research.
Research exploring knowledge translation and interprofessional collaboration are two …

Background: Nowadays, health systems are generally acknowledged to be complex social
systems. Consequently, scholars, academics, practitioners, and policy-makers are exploring …

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to identify prospective studies that used a
criteria-based return to sport (RTS) decision-making process for patients with lateral ankle …

Objectives To systematically review the evidence base for a systems approach to healthcare
design, delivery or improvement. Design Systematic review with meta-analyses. Methods …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to question the appropriateness of current lab types for
addressing wicked problems. A new lab type, a Systemic Innovation Lab, is proposed which …

We propose a new set of priorities for quality management in primary care, acknowledging
that payers and regulators likely will continue to insist on reporting numerical quality metrics …

Background Research across the formal, natural and social sciences has greatly expanded
our knowledge about complex systems in recent decades, informing a broadly inclusive …

Objectives To analyse trends in the academic literature applying complexity science to
healthcare, focusing specifically on bibliometric characteristics and indicators of influence …