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Table 2 Summary of the implementation strategies’ defining characteristics

From: Implementation strategies to improve statin utilization in individuals with hypercholesterolemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Characteristics

Definition

% (N)

Actor

Identify who enacts the strategy

98% (254/258)

Action

Specific actions, steps, or processes that need to be enacted

100% (258/258)

Action Target

1) Specify targets according to conceptual models of implementation

2) Identify unit of analysis for measuring implementation outcomes

95% (245/258)

Temporality

Specify when the strategy is used

59% (151/258)

Dose

Specify dosage of implementation strategy

52% (134/258)

Implementation outcome affected

Identify and measure the implementation outcome(s) that are affected by each strategy

9% (23/258)

Justification

Justification for choice of implementation strategies

6% (16/258)

  1. Characteristics and definitions were utilized from Proctor 2013. The justification definition was adjusted to reflect an argument for the implementation strategy by noting an implementation science framework or guidance and not an evidence-base for the intervention