Table 3 Use of sustainment frameworks

Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) Framework

An iterative approach guiding implementation of EBPs

n = 1

Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM)

A reliable tool to assess the impact of EBPs in various settings

n = 1

Framework by Shediac-Rizkallah and Bone [32]

Categories for monitoring sustainability: (1) maintenance of health benefits achieved through an initial program, (2) level of institutionalization of a program within an organization, and (3) measures of capacity building in the recipient community

The use of programmatic approaches and strategies that favor long-term program maintenance including (1) project design and implementation factors, (2) factors within the organizational setting, and (3) factors in the broader community environment

n = 1

Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT)

Developed by the Center for Public Health Systems Science (CPHSS) at Washington University, the PSAT assesses a program's sustainability capacity across the eight domains: (a) political support, (b) funding stability, (c) partnerships, (d) organizational capacity, (e) programme evaluation, (f) programme adaptation, (g) communications, and (h) strategic planning (Luke et al., 2014).

n = 2