Table 5 Study characteristics associated with implementation strategies and outcomes for nurses and non-nurses (N = 61)
| Â | Number of studies (n) | Percentage of studies (%) | Number of studies with strategy/outcome focused on nurses (n) | Percentage of studies with strategy/outcome focused on nurses (%) | Number of studies with strategy/outcome focused on patients or overall health system (n) | Percentage of studies with strategy/outcome focused on patients or overall health system (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Implementation strategies | ||||||
 Education | 59 | 96.7 | 58 | 95.1 | 1 | 1.6 |
 Quality management | 39 | 63.9 | 21 | 34.4 | 18 | 29.5 |
 Plan | 33 | 54.1 | 12 | 19.7 | 21 | 34.4 |
 Restructure | 32 | 52.5 | 7 | 11.5 | 25 | 41.0 |
 Finance | 8 | 13.1 | 2 | 3.3 | 6 | 9.8 |
 Policy | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Implementation EBP outcomes | ||||||
 Penetration | 22 | 36.0 | 4 | 6.5 | 18 | 29.5 |
 Feasibility | 13 | 21.3 | 6 | 9.8 | 7 | 11.5 |
 Adoption | 5 | 8.2 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 6.6 |
 Sustainability | 5 | 8.2 | 2 | 3.3 | 3 | 4.9 |
 Acceptability | 4 | 6.6 | 3 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.6 |
 Fidelity | 3 | 4.9 | 2 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.6 |
 Appropriateness | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Cost | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 No EBP outcome | 21 | 34.4 | na | na | na | na |
Implementation strategy outcomes | ||||||
 Penetration | 44 | 72.1 | 34 | 55.7 | 7 | 11.5 |
 Feasibility | 28 | 45.9 | 6 | 9.8 | 22 | 36.1 |
 Acceptability | 18 | 29.5 | 13 | 21.3 | 5 | 8.2 |
 Adoption | 5 | 8.2 | 2 | 3.3 | 3 | 4.9 |
 Sustainability | 3 | 4.9 | 3 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Appropriateness | 2 | 3.3 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Cost | 2 | 3.3 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Fidelity | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 No strategy outcome | 3 | 4.9 | na | na | na | na |