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Table 5 Partially transferable measures identified in studies of health policy implementation (n = 23)

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/topic, country

Implementation outcomes and determinants assessed

Pragmatic PAPERS scorea

Psychometric properties assessed

Carasso User Fee Removal Questionnaire

18

Carasso et al. 2012 [64]

Carasso et al. 2012 [64]

Healthcare, Zambia

Organizational culture/climate, readiness to implement

10

Normsb

Domain-Specific Innovativeness

6

Adapted from Goldsmith 1991 [65]

Webster et al. 2013 [66]

Schools, physical activity, USA

Adoption

10

Norms, internal consistency

Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale

15

Aarons et al. 2010 [67]

Gill et al. 2014 [68], Beidas et al. 2013 [52]

Mental health, USA, Canada

Acceptability, feasibility

12

Norms, internal consistency, structural validityb

Environmental Assessment Instrument

133

Lavinghouze et al. 2009 [69]

Lavinghouze et al. 2009 [69]

Oral health, USA

Organizational culture/climate, champions, readiness to implement, structure of organization, actor relationships/networks, visibility of policy role/actors, political will for implementation

16

Norms

Health Enhancing Physical Activity Policy Audit Tool

75

Bull et al. 2014 [70]

Bull et al. 2015 [71]

Physical activity, Europe

Readiness to implement, actor relationships/networks, political will for implementation, target population characteristics affecting implementation

12

Norms

Fall Prevention Coalition Survey

203

Schneider et al. 2016 [72]

Schneider et al. 2016 [72]

Community, injury prevention, USA

Organizational culture/climate, champions, readiness to implement, actor relationships/network, visibility policy actors

7

Norms

Health Disparities Collaborative Staff Survey

21

Helfrich et al. 2007 [73]

Helfrich et al. 2007 [73]

Healthcare, chronic disease, USA

Appropriateness, feasibility, adaptability, organizational climate/culture

8

Not reported

Healthy Cities Questionnaire

125

Donchin et al. 2006 [74]

Donchin et al. 2006 [74]

Community, health promotion, Israel

Communication of policy, leadership for implementation, resources (non-training), actor relationships/networks, visibility of policy role/actors, political will for implementation

10

Normsb

Konduri Disease Registry Survey

12

Were et al. 2010 [75]

Konduri et al. 2017 [76]

Hospital/clinics, tuberculosis, Ukraine

Acceptability, feasibility, readiness to implement

11

Norms, internal consistency

Local Wellness Policy Survey

39

McDonnell and Probart 2008 [77]

McDonnell and Probart 2008 [77]

Schools—nutrition, physical activity, USA

Acceptability, readiness to implement, actor relationships/networks

10

Norms

Logical Assessment Matrix

9

Mersini et al. 2017 [78]

Mersini et al. 2017 [78]

Nutrition, Albania

Adoption, costs of implementation, penetration, target population characteristics affecting implementation

13

Not reported

Maternal Child and Newborn Health Indicators

13

Cavagnero et al. 2008 [79]

Cavagnero et al. 2008 [79]

Healthcare, global

Penetration, cost

7

Not reported

Organizational Readiness for Change

125

Lehman et al. 2002 [80]

Lau and Brookman-Frazee 2016 [45]

Gill et al. 2014 [68]

Mental health, USA

Organizational culture/climate

14

Norms

Perceived Attributes of Physical Activity Promotion in the Academic Classroom (PAPAC)

18

Adapted from Pankratz et al. 2002 [81]

Webster et al. 2018 [66]

Schools, physical activity, USA

Appropriateness, feasibility, complexity, relative advantage

10

Normsb

Perceived Characteristics of Intervention Scale

20

Cook et al. 2015 [82]

Lau and Brookman-Frazee 2016 [45]

Mental health, USA

Appropriateness, feasibility, adaptability, readiness to implement, relative advantage

13

Norms, structural validityb

Probart School Wellness Survey

39

Probart et al. 2010 [83]; Probart et al. 2008 [84]; McDonnell and Probart 2008 [77]

Probart et al. 2010

Schools, nutrition, physical activity, USA

Adoption, cost, fidelity/compliance, adaptability, organizational climate/culture

9

Norms, internal consistency

Rakic Quality and Safety Survey

50

Rakic et al. 2018 [85]

Rakic et al. 2018 [85]

Healthcare QI, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, complexity, organizational culture/climate, readiness to implement, actor relationships/networks

10

Norms

Rozema Outdoor Smoking Ban Survey

14

Rozema et al. 2018 [86]

Rozema et al. 2018 [86]

Schools, tobacco, Netherlands

Fidelity/compliance, organizational culture/climate, readiness to implement

14

Norms, internal consistency

School Tobacco Policy Index

40

Barbero et al. 2013 [87]

Barbero et al. 2013 [87]

Schools, tobacco, USA

Fidelity/compliance, communication of policy, resources (non-training), visibility of policy role/actors

17

Norms

Specialty Care Transformation Survey

26

Williams et al. 2017 [88]

Williams et al. 2017 [88]

Healthcare, access to care, USA

Appropriateness, organizational culture/climate, readiness to implement, leadership for implementation

10

Norms

Spencer Quality Improvement Survey

120

Spencer and Walshe 2009 [89]

Spencer and Walshe 2009 [89]

Healthcare, quality improvement, European Union

Readiness to implement, leadership for implementation, actor relationships/networks

8

Norms

Tobacco Industry Interference Index

20

Assunta and Dorotheo 2016 [90]

Assunta and Dorotheo 2016 [90]

Tobacco, Southeast Asia

Policy implementation climate, visibility of policy role/actors, political will for implementation

13

Not reported

Tummers’ Diagnosis Related Group Policy Survey 2

21

Tummers 2012 [91]

Tummers and Bekkers 2014 [92]

Mental or behavioral health, Netherlands

Acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, feasibility, adaptability, champions, organizational culture/climate, relative priority, readiness to implement

11

Normsb

  1. Partially transferable measures are defined here as those in which 25 to < 75% of items can readily be used in multiple settings without change or by changing only the referent (i.e., policy name, setting)
  2. QI quality improvement
  3. 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
  4. bAdditional subscale level psychometric properties were reported