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Table 4 Mostly transferable measures identified in studies of health policy implementation (n = 15)

From: Quantitative measures of health policy implementation determinants and outcomes: a systematic review

Tool name

Number of items

Development

Author, year

Empirical use

Author, year

Setting, country

Implementation outcomes and determinants assessed

Pragmatic PAPERS scorea

Psychometric properties assessed

Adaptations of Evidence-Based Practices

9

Stirman et al. 2013 [44]

Lau and Brookman-Frazee 2016 [45]

Mental health, USA

Fidelity/compliance, adaptability

12

Norms

Creative Climate Questionnaire

10

Ekvall 1996 [46]

Lövgren 2002 [47]

Healthcare, Sweden

Organizational culture and climate

13

Normsb

Job Control Scale

22

Dwyer and Ganster 1991 [48]

Condon-Paoloni 2015 [49]

Nutrition, Australia

Organizational culture/climate

12

Norms, internal consistency

Organizational Climate Measure

82

Patterson et al. 2005 [50]

Lau and Brookman-Frazee 2016 [45]

Mental health, USA

Organizational culture/climate

10

Normsb

Organizational Social Context Measurement System

105

Glisson et al. 2012 [51]

Beidas et al. 2013 [52]

Mental or behavioral health, USA

Organizational culture/climate, communication of policy

5

Norms, structural validity

Perceived Organizational Support Survey

8

Eisenberger et al. 1997 [53]

Eby et al. 2013 [54]

Tobacco, USA

Organizational culture/climate

12

Norms, structural validity, internal consistency

Pharmaceutical Policies Survey

17

Vogler et al. 2016 [55]

Vogler et al. 2016 [55]

Healthcare, Europe

Costs of implementation

11

Norms

Planning for Change Survey

4

Wanberg 2000 [56]

Eby et al. 2013 [54]

Tobacco, USA

Organizational culture/climate

12

Norms, structural validity, internal consistency

Policy Coalition Evaluation Tool

15

Hardy et al. 2013 [57]

Hardy et al. 2013 [57]

Community nutrition, USA

Fidelity/compliance, sustainability, readiness, organizational culture/climate, actor relationships/networks

9

Not reported

Policy Empowerment Index

12

Gavriilidis and Östergren 2012 [58]

Gavriilidis and Östergren 2012 [58]

Hospitals/clinics, traditional medicine policy, South Africa

Adaptability, readiness, actor relationships, political will for implementation, target population characteristics affecting implementation

16

Not reported

Policy Implementation Barometer

10

Hongoro et al. 2018 [59]

Hongoro et al. 2018 [59]

Access to care, Uganda

Appropriateness, readiness to implement

11

Norms

Policy Readiness and Stage of Change Needs Assessment

130

Roeseler et al. 2016 [60]

Roeseler et al. 2016 [60]

Tobacco, USA

Adoption, fidelity/compliance

13

Norms

Rehabilitation Policy Questionnaire

7

Brämberg et al. 2015 [61]

Brämberg et al. 2015 [61]

Hospitals/clinics, Sweden

Acceptability, adoption, fidelity/compliance, penetration, readiness

11

Norms

Rütten’s Health Policy Questionnaire

24

Rütten et al. 2003 [62]

Rütten et al. 2003 [62]

Cancer, tobacco, physical activity, Europe (6 countries)

Acceptability, cost, org culture/climate, readiness to implement, political will implementation

15

Normsb

Veteran’s Administration All Employee Survey

14

Smith et al. 2017 [63]

Smith et al. 2017 [63]

Mental health, USA

Organizational culture/climate

11

Normsb

  1. Mostly transferable measures are defined here as those in which ≥ 75% of items can readily be used in multiple settings without change or by changing only the referent (i.e., policy name, setting)
  2. aPragmatic PAPERS score—Psychometric and Pragmatic Evidence Rating Scale [11, 41, 42], five domains assessed: brevity (score based on number of items), language simplicity, burden/ease of interpretation of scoring, and training burden, total possible score 20, higher numbers indicate greater ease to use the measure
  3. bAdditional subscale level psychometric properties were reported