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Table 4 The intervention dimension and its domains

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

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