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Table 2 Characteristics of the included guidance papers

From: Adapting evidence-informed complex population health interventions for new contexts: a systematic review of guidance

First author (year)

Short title/name of guidance

Topic area of guidance

Level of interventiona

Theoretical principles

Country of origin

Stepwise approach

Aarons (2012) [29]

Dynamic adaptation process (DAP)

Child neglect

Micro

Not specified

California, USA

Yes

Aarons (2017) [30]

“Scaling-out” EBIs

HIV/AIDS, family-based parenting

Micro

Cook’s five pragmatic principles

California, USA

No

Backer (2002) [62]

Finding the balance between programme fidelity \and adaptation

Substance abuse

Not specified

Roger’s diffusion of innovations theory

Washington DC, USA

Yes

Barrera (2006) [31]

A heuristic framework for cultural adaptation

Parenting, psychotherapy

Micro

Not specified

Arizona, USA

Yes

Bartholomew (2016) [32]

Using intervention mapping (IM) to adapt EBIs

Breast cancer screening

Micro

Not specified

Houston, USA

Yes

Bernal (2006) [33]

Culturally centred psycho-social interventions

Psychotherapy

Micro

Not specified

Puerto Rico, USA

No

Card (2011) [34]

How to adapt effective programmes for use in new contexts

HIV/AIDS (one-on-one and community-based)

Micro, meso

Not specified

Los Altos, USA

Yes

Cardemil (2010) [35]

Cultural adaptations to empirically supported treatments

Psychotherapy

Micro

Not specified

Worchester, USA

No

Chen (2012) [36]

Programme adaptation through community engagement

Arthritis self-help

Micro

CBPR

Ithaca, USA

Yes

Davidson (2013) [53]

A tool kit of adaptation approaches

Behaviour change interventions

Micro

Not specified

Edinburgh, UK

Yes

Domenech-Rodriguez (2005) [37]

Culturally appropriate EBTs for ethnic minority populations

Parenting, psychotherapy

Micro

Roger’s diffusion of innovations theory

Utah, USA

Yes

Goldstein (2012) [38]

Guidelines for adapting manualised interventions for new populations

Anger management

Micro

Participatory Action Research (PAR)

Philadelphia, USA

Yes

Hwang (2006) [39]

The psychotherapy adaptation and modification framework (PAMF)

Psychotherapy

Micro

Top-down theoretical approach

Claremont, USA

No

Hwang (2009) [40]

The Formative Method for Adapting Psychotherapy (FMAP)

Psychotherapy

Micro

Bottom-up theoretical approach

Claremont, USA

Yes

Kemp (2016) [54]

Adaptation and fidelity: a recipe analogy

Nurse home visiting

Micro

Not specified

Sydney, Australia

No

Kilbourne (2007) [41]

Application of the Replicating Effective Programmes (REP) framework

Psycho-education, HIV/AIDS

Micro

Roger’s diffusion of innovations theory

Michigan, USA

Yes

Kumpfer (2008–2016) [55, 64, 66]

Cultural adaptation of evidence-based family interventions

Family-based parenting

Micro

CBPR

Utah, USA

Yes

Lau (2006) [42]

Selective and directed cultural adaptations of EBTs

Parenting, psychotherapy

Micro

Not specified

Los Angeles, USA

No

Lee (2008) [43]

Planned adaptation to implement EBPs with new populations

Job-search skill enhancement

Micro

Not specified

Detroit, USA

Yes

Maríñez-Lora (2016) [44]

A framework for translating an EBI from English to Spanish

Family-based parenting

Micro

CBPR

Chicago, USA

No

McKleroy (2006) [45]

Adapting EBIs for new settings and target populations

HIV/AIDS

Micro

Roger’s diffusion of innovations theory; CBPR

Atlanta, USA

Yes

Nápoles (2013) [46]

Methods for translating EBIs for health-disparity communities

Behaviour change interventions

Micro

Not specified

Atlanta, USA

Yes

Nápoles (2018) [47]

Transcreation: an implementation science framework

Health disparities

Meso

CBPR

Bethesda, USA

Yes

NCI RTIPs [63]

Guidelines for choosing and adapting programmes

Cancer

Not specified

Not specified

Bethesda, USA

Yes

Netto (2010) [56]

How to adapt health promotion interventions: five principles

Health promotion (one-on-one and community based)

Micro, meso

Not specified

Edinburgh, UK

Yes

Perez (2016) [57]

A modified theoretical framework to assess implementation fidelity

Empowerment strategies for community involvement

Meso

Roger’s diffusion of innovations theory; CBPR

Havana City, Cuba

Yes

Rolleri (2014) [48]

Adaptation guidance for evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention

STI/HIV (one-on-one)

Micro

Not specified

Bellerose, USA

Yes

Solomon (2006) [49]

Adapting efficacious interventions

HIV/AIDS (one-on-one)

Micro

Not specified

Los Altos, USA

Yes

Sundell (2014) [58]

A model for evaluation empirically supported FBIs in new contexts

Family-based interventions

Micro

Not specified

Stockholm, Sweden

Yes

Tomioka (2013) [50]

A four-step protocol for assuring replication with fidelity

Health promotion for older adults (one-on-one)

Micro

Not specified

Honolulu, USA

Yes

Van Daele (2012) [59]

Empowerment implementation: enhancing fidelity and adaptation

Psychotherapy

Micro

CBPR

Leuven, Belgium

Yes

Wainberg (2007) [60]

A model for adapting EBIs to a new culture

HIV/AIDS (one-on-one)

Micro

CBPR

New York, USA

Yes

Wang-Schweig (2014) [51]

A conceptual framework for cultural adaptation at the deep-structure level

Family-based interventions

Micro

Not specified

Berkeley, USA

Yes

Wingood (2008) [52]

ADAPT-ITT: a method for adapting evidence-based HIV interventions

HIV/AIDS (one-on-one)

Micro

Not specified

Atlanta, USA

Yes

Yong (2016) [61]

Framework for cultural adaptation of preventive health programmes

Vaccination (one-on-one and community outreach)

Micro, Meso

Not specified

Ottawa, Canada

No

  1. CBPR, community-based participatory research; EBI, evidence-based Intervention; EBP, evidence-based Programme; EBT, evidence-based treatment; FBI, family-based intervention; STI, sexually transmitted infections
  2. aMicro-level interventions focus on intervening with individuals and their immediate social network and relationships, such as the family. Meso-level interventions focus on intervening with population groups, such as neighbourhoods, schools, or other community. Macro-level interventions focus on intervening with overarching social systems that operate at the national or global level