Table 4 Characteristics of capacity building interventions for practitioners only

Moore et al., 2018 [31]

Canada

Healthcare professionals

Didactic activities, mentorship and expert consultation, knowledge sharing activities

To provide training on the use of evidence and application of IS in healthcare

Pre-post survey at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-months; interviews

↑ knowledge and self-efficacy in implementation; high satisfaction

Proctor et al., 2019 [32]

USA

Clinical leaders and managers

Didactic activities, Knowledge sharing activities, mentorship and expert consultation, practical application activities, technical assistance

To promote leadership and organizational change and promote EBP implementation

Pre-post survey at baseline and completion

↑ competence

High levels of program acceptability and appropriateness

Ramanadhan et al., 2017 [33]

USA

Community-based practitioners

Didactic activities, knowledge sharing activities, technical assistance

To promote EBP use in community-based organizations

Post-test survey and social network survey

↑ use of evidence in practice; reports of information sharing across CBO networks