Table 7 Reported sustainability outcomes of the EBIs from the included studies

Author

Benefits for patients, staff and stakeholders continue

EBI activities or component of the intervention continue

Maintenance of relationship, partnership, or networks

Maintenance of new procedures, and policies

Attention and awareness of the problem or issue is continued or increased

Replication Roll-out or scale-up of the EBI

Capacity built within staff, stakeholders, and communities continues

Adaptation in response to new evidence or contextual influences

Gaining further funds to continue the EBI and maintain improvement