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Background and objectives Dissemination-implementation.org outlines 110 Theories, Models, and Frameworks (TMFs): we conducted a citation analysis on 83 TMFs, searching Web of Science and PubMed databases. Research design and methods Search terms were broad and included “aging,” “older,” “elderly” and “geriatric.” We extracted how each TMF in identified articles from inception through January 28, 2022. Included articles must have used a TMF in research or quality improvement work directly linked to older adults within the United States. Results We reviewed 2,677 articles of which 295 articles cited at least one of 56 theories, models, and frameworks (TMFs). Five TMFs represented 50% of the citations: Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) 1.0, Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), Greenhalgh Diffusion of Innovation in Service Organizations, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI), Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) and Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARIHS). TMF application varied and there was a steady increase in TMF citations over time, with a 2-to-3-fold increase in citations in 2020-2021. We identified that only 41% of TMF use was meaningful. Discussion and implications Our results suggest TMF utilization is increasing in aging research, but there is a need to more meaningful utilize TMFs. As the population of older adults continues to grow, there will be increasing demand for effective evidence-based practices and models of care to be quickly and effectively translated into routine care. Use of TMFs is critical to building such evidence and to identifying and evaluating methods to support this translation.

The Neuman Systems Model was developed to create a structure to depict nursing clients as complex systems, in constant energy exchange with their environments, comprised of multiple interrelated parts. It has been widely used in practice, education, research, and administration. An analysis of the theory, based upon Meleis’ methods, was conducted. The theory has high utility and a large circle of contagiousness despite its complexity, lack of teleology, and level of abstractness. Based upon this analysis, a new model entitled the Neuman Systems Model Perspective of Nurse-Led Interprofessional Collaborative Practice has been created to provide a framework for the care of community-dwelling older adults. As a first step in its development, this new model will be used to guide a mixed-methods study evaluating an interprofessional collaborative practice intervention for community-dwelling older adults.