Table 1 Definitions of key terms

Taxonomy

The scientific process of classifying things (arranging them into groups) [10].

Implementation strategy

Method or technique used to enhance the adoption, implementation, and sustainment of an evidence-based intervention [1].

Behaviour change technique (BCT)

Observable, replicable, and irreducible component of an intervention that has the potential to change behaviour. A technique is proposed to be an ‘active ingredient’ in an intervention. BCTs can be used alone or in combination and in a variety of formats [6].

Implementation intervention

The terminology to describe a collection of implementation activities is inconsistent. The collective noun has been named a ‘package’ of strategies [11] or an implementation intervention [12, 13]. We have selected the latter term to describe a collection of implementation strategies, based on the definition ‘an implementation intervention is defined as any type of strategy(s) that is designed to support a clinical intervention’ [14].