Table 2 Implementation strategies

Professional interventions

 Distribution of educational materials

27, 32–34

10, 40, 41, 46, 52, 56

66–70, 72

16

 Educational meetings

28, 30, 35, 36

35, 41, 42, 53, 59

66, 67, 69, 70, 72

14

 Local consensus processes

45, 46, 51, 57

4

 Educational outreach visits

27–29, 31–34, 36, 37

10, 40, 42–60/61, 63

64–66, 68

34

 Local opinion leaders

34, 36

65

3

 Audit and Feedback

27, 28, 30–34, 36–38

10, 16, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 49, 52–54, 56–62

65, 66, 70

30

 Reminders

27–39

10, 35, 39–47, 49, 51–54, 56–59, 63

65

35

 Tailored

41, 51, 53, 54, 59

5

 Mass media

27, 28, 30, 32

10, 40, 44, 45, 47, 52, 53, 56, 57, 59–62

65–67, 72

20

 Other; Time-out procedure

28–30, 34, 36, 38

49, 54, 60/61

9

Patient interventions

 Patient-family interventions

46, 57, 59

3

Organisational interventions

 Revision of professional roles

59

1

 Clinical multidisciplinary teams

28, 35

10, 35, 41, 43, 53, 55, 56, 57, 59, 63

68

13

 Skill mix changes

68, 69, 71

3

 Continuity of care

30

1

 Satisfaction of providers

31, 33, 36

40, 46, 48, 54, 56

8

 Other; Implementation teams

27, 29, 31, 34–36

35, 42, 45, 46, 52, 53, 56

65, 68, 69

16

Structural interventions

 Changes in medical record system

38

64

2