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Table 5 Telephone lifestyle coaching case example

From: Choosing implementation strategies to address contextual barriers: diversity in recommendations and future directions

ERIC strategies

Cumulative percent (%)

Structural characteristics (%)

Networks and communications (%)

Compatibility

Organizational incentives and rewards (%)

Planning

Formally appointed internal implementation leaders (%)

Key stakeholders (%)

Identify and prepare champions

248

27

17

21

25

31

64

63

Assess for readiness and identify barriers and facilitators

205

36

13

34

13

42

29

38

Develop a formal implementation blueprint

171

18

13

3

8

73

46

8

Conduct local consensus discussions

164

14

22

41

8

23

14

42

Build a coalition

143

27

39

21

17

4

11

25

Conduct local needs assessment

137

18

9

21

8

50

11

21

Alter incentive/allowance structures

135

18

0

10

71

12

7

17

Create a learning collaborative

135

18

35

14

13

8

14

33

Organize clinician implementation team meetings

129

14

52

14

8

15

21

4

Facilitation

125

9

26

24

4

23

21

17

Recruit, designate, and train for leadership

120

18

17

0

21

12

39

13

Inform local opinion leaders

113

14

22

3

17

0

29

29

Identify early adopters

112

23

17

10

13

12

25

13

Promote network weaving

111

23

57

0

8

4

7

13

Tailor strategies

105

18

4

38

17

12

0

17

Capture and share local knowledge

102

23

26

14

8

15

4

13

Conduct cyclical small tests of change

102

2 3

9

38

13

12

0

8

Promote adaptability

88

23

0

45

4

0

0

17

Use advisory boards and workgroups

87

5

13

3

4

15

21

2 5

Involve executive boards

81

14

9

3

13

0

18

25

Use an implementation adviser

72

5

9

10

0

15

29

4

Develop and implement tools for quality monitoring

71

5

0

3

21

31

7

4

Access new funding

69

5

4

3

38

8

7

4

Centralize technical assistance

67

5

26

10

0

12

11

4

Obtain formal commitments

67

9

9

0

13

4

29

4

Provide local technical assistance

64

18

9

14

0

15

4

4

Purposely reexamine the implementation

63

0

4

28

4

15

4

8

Revise professional roles

59

18

0

10

13

0

18

0

Fund and contract for clinical innovation

57

14

0

10

21

0

4

8

Conduct educational meetings

56

5

13

10

0

8

0

21

Audit and provide feedback

54

5

17

7

21

0

0

4

Involve patients/consumers and family members

52

9

9

10

4

4

4

13

Stage implementation scale up

51

14

0

10

4

15

7

0

Provide ongoing consultation

50

9

0

3

4

4

21

8

Change physical structure and equipment

43

32

0

7

4

0

0

0

Conduct ongoing training

32

0

4

0

0

23

0

4

Use other payment schemes

25

0

0

0

25

0

0

0

  1. Note: Level 1 endorsements are in bold. Percentages for level 1 endorsements for each CFIR barrier are in italics. Level 2 endorsements are in bold italics