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Table 1 Comparison of implementation strategy reporting by method

From: Integrating implementation science in clinical research to maximize public health impact: a call for the reporting and alignment of implementation strategy use with implementation outcomes in clinical research

Name it: ERIC implementation strategy

Operationalize it

Action

Actor

Context

Dose

Action target

Temporality

Implementation outcome

Justification

Conceptual

Unit of analysis

Use evaluative and iterative strategies

 Conduct local needs assessment

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Develop and implement tools for quality monitoring

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Develop and organize quality monitoring systems

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Stage implementation scale-up

A

A

A

 

A

A

A

A

A

Provide interactive assistance

 Provide clinical supervision

A, T

A, T

A, T

A, T

A

A, T

A, T

A, T

A

Adapt and tailor to context

 Promote adaptability

A

A

A

 

A

A

A

A

A

Develop stakeholder interrelationships

 Build a coalition

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Identify early adopters

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Organize clinician implementation team meetings

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Train and educate stakeholders

 Conduct educational outreach visits

A, T

A, T

A, T

A, T

A

A, T

A, T

A, T

A

 Conduct ongoing training

A, T

A, T

A, T

A, T

A

A, T

A, T

A

A

 Create a learning collaborative

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Develop educational materials

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Distribute educational materials

A

A

A

 

A

A

A

A

A

 Make training dynamic

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Provide ongoing consultation

A, T

A, T

A

A, T

A

A, T

A, T

A

A

 Use train-the-trainer strategies

A, T

A, T

A, T

A, T

A

A, T

A, T

A

A

Support clinicians

 Create new clinical teams

A, T

A, T

A, T

 

A, T

A, T

A, T

A

A

 Develop resource sharing agreements

A

A

A

 

A

A

A

A

A

Engage consumers

Utilize financial strategies

Change infrastructure

 Change service sites

A

A

A

 

A

A

A

A

A

  1. A reported by author, T coded in text