Identifying the domains of context important to implementation science: a study protocol

Squires, Janet E.; Graham, Ian D.; Hutchinson, Alison M.; Michie, Susan; Francis, Jill J.; Sales, Anne; Brehaut, Jamie; Curran, Janet; Ivers, Noah; Lavis, John; Linklater, Stefanie; Fenton, Shannon; Noseworthy, Thomas; Vine, Jocelyn; Grimshaw, Jeremy M.

doi:10.1186/s13012-015-0325-y

Implementation Science

Table 1 Healthcare Professional Datasets (N = 13 Datasets)

From: Identifying the domains of context important to implementation science: a study protocol

	Sample				TACT
Dataset	N	Professional group	Country	Data collection dates	Target	Action	Context	Time
Red blood cell transfusion-1	12	Intensivists	Canada	April–October 2008	Patients	Watching and waiting vs. infusing red blood cells	Intensive care units	When patient has borderline hemoglobin
Red blood cell transfusion-2	12	Orthopedic surgeons	Canada	September–July 2009	Patients	Watching and waiting vs. infusing red blood cells	General surgery wards	When patient has borderline hemoglobin
Pre-operative assessment	11	Anesthesiologists	Canada	September–October 2009	Patients	Completing an assessment without a routine electro-cardiography	Pre-assessment units	During pre-operative assessments
Pre-operative assessment	5	Surgeons	Canada	September–October 2009	Patients		Pre-assessment units	During pre-operative assessments
Smoking cessation	10	Family physicians	Canada	March–October 2009	Patients	Adherence to a guideline for smoking cessation	Primary care	During patient visit
Fetal monitoring	12	Labor & delivery nurses	Canada	April–May 2010	Patients	Intermittent auscultation for fetal surveillance	Birthing units	During labor
Adult computerized tomography head rule	8	Emergency room physicians	Canada	March–June 2010	Patients	Using an adult computerized tomography head rule	Adult emergency room	During emergency room visit for a head injury
Child computerized tomography head rule	31	Physicians	Canada	January–July 2011	Patients	Using a child computerized tomography head rule	Pediatric emergency room	During emergency room visit for a head injury
Child computerized tomography head rule	11	Nurses	Canada	January–July 2011	Patients	Using a child computerized tomography head rule	Pediatric emergency room	During emergency room visit for a head injury
Bone mineral density screening	12	Family physicians	Canada	September–November 2012	Patients ≥50 years	Order a bone mineral density screen	Physician’s office	At next available appointment when find out about Fragility Fracture
Hand hygiene	22	Physicians	Canada	September 2012–Feb 2013	Patients	Hand hygiene	Medical and surgical wards	Before initial contact, after contact, before aseptic procedures, and after bodily fluid exposure
	20	Residents
	4	Infection Control Specialists
Donation after cardio-circulatory death	24	Intensivists	Canada	October–July 2014	Patients	Donation after cardio-circulatory death	Hospitals that perform organ donation	At circulatory death
	16	ICU nurses
	15	Organ Donor Coordinators
Fit: feedback intervention trial	12	Doctors	UK	February 2006	Patients	Hand hygiene	Intensive care units and elderly medical units	While in the hospital
Fit: feedback intervention trial	32	Nurses	UK	February 2006	Patients	Hand hygiene	Intensive care units and elderly medical units	While in the hospital
Preconception care guidelines	22	Physicians	Australia	October–November 2007	Patients	Adherence to guidelines for preconception care	Primary care (general practitioner office)	During patient visit
Lower back imaging	21	Chiropractors	Canada and USA	February–July 2010	Patients	Managing back pain without an x-ray	Private clinics	During patient visit

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