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Table 3 Determining when evidence is sufficient for dissemination and implementation

From: Revisiting concepts of evidence in implementation science

° How pressing is the health issue?

° Is there an EBI? If so, what is the quality and quantity of evidence on the EBI?

° How long will it take to develop the evidence base?

° Are there emerging or established health equity issues?

° If the study addresses social or structural determinants, might multiple health conditions benefit?

° Is the issue a priority among stakeholders? How many? Which ones?

° Are you equipped to measure a range of contextual variables?

° Are there resources to implement a study?

° Might a hybrid trial that addresses both effectiveness and implementation, be appropriate?

° Is there implementation already happening that you might evaluate?

° Is action going to be taken regardless of whether the program or policy is evidence-based or not?

° What are the consequences of not implementing?

° What are the consequences of getting it wrong?