Making sense of complexity in context and implementation: the Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions (CICI) framework

Table 4 The intervention dimension and its domains

Intervention
Dimension	Definition	Aspects
Intervention theory	The body of implicit or explicit ideas about how an intervention works [2, 100] and includes the overall aims of the intervention [46]	-Theory of intervention -Goal of intervention
Intervention design	The description of the “What?” of the intervention [46]	-Components of intervention oTechnology and infrastructure oEducation oPolicy and regulations -Execution of intervention oTiming and duration oDose and intensity
Intervention delivery	The description of the “How?”, “Who?” and “Where?” of the intervention [46]	-Delivery mechanisms -Delivery agents