Table 2 Number of included papers reporting on barriers to and/or facilitators of program sustainabilitya, organised according to the Integrated Sustainability Framework [12]
Outer setting (n = 46) | Inner setting (n = 99) | Intervention characteristics (n = 72) | Processes (n = 99) | Implementer and population characteristics (n = 44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Funding environment (n = 26) | Leadership/support (n = 61) | Fit with population and context (n = 37) | Training/support/supervision (n = 54) | Implementer attitudes (n = 23) |
Leadership (n = 16) | Staffing/turnover (n = 50) | Adaptability (n = 29) | Communication (n = 40) | Implementation skills/expertise (n = 21) |
Socio-political context (n = 14) | Climate/culture (n = 42) | Benefits/need (n = 26) | Program evaluation/data (n = 40) | Provider/implementer characteristics (n = 18) |
Values, priorities, needs (n = 11) | Funding/resources (n = 37) | Burden/complexity (n = 19) | Partnership/engagement (n = 35) | Implementer motivation (n = 12) |
Policy and legislation (n = 11) | Champion (n = 31) | Cost (n = 12) | Adaptation (n = 24) | Population characteristics (n = 8) |
Community ownership (n = 9) | Capacity (n = 30) | Trialability (n = 3) | Team/board functioning (n = 23) |  |
|  | Structural characteristics (n = 19) |  | Planning (n = 21) |  |
|  | Policies (alignment) (n = 13) |  | Capacity building (n = 21) |  |
|  |  |  | Technical assistance (n = 12) |  |
|  |  |  | Fidelity (n = 8) |  |