Contributions to the literature  • Describes how a well-established theoretical framework—PARIHS—has been operationalized in the scientific literature and provides examples of its use in implementation studies.
• The findings underline that descriptions of the use of the framework generally were not that transparent and often partial.
• Findings also point at difficulties in using the framework, such as lack of guidance on key steps to overcome barriers and support implementation
• Identifies the need of common guidelines on how theories, models, and frameworks should be reported in research articles.