Table 2 User ratings of Flottorp’s Criteria for the original CFIR
From: The updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research based on user feedback
Flottorp Criteria | Survey Item | Yes N (%) | Partially N (%) | No N (%) | Uncertain N (%) | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Applicability | Applicable across different settings | 86 (67.2) | 19 (14.8) | 2 (1.6) | 21 (16.4) | 128 |
Applicability | Applicable for different types of innovations | 104 (81.3) | 13 (10.2) | 1 (0.8) | 10 (7.8) | 128 |
Simplicity | More complicated than necessary | 20 (15.7) | 54 (42.5) | 50 (39.4) | 3 (2.4) | 127 |
Logic | Organized in a logical way that is easy to understand | 73 (57.5) | 50 (39.4) | 3 (2.4) | 1 (0.8) | 127 |
Usability | Easy for implementation researchers to use | 64 (50.4) | 57 (44.8) | 2 (1.6) | 4 (3.1) | 127 |
Usability | Easy for non-implementation researchers to use | 20 (15.9) | 46 (36.5) | 37 (29.4) | 23 (18.3) | 126 |
Suitability | Suitable to identify and prioritize determinants | 75 (59.1) | 35 (27.6) | 9 (7.1) | 8 (6.3) | 127 |
Usefulness | Useful for designing implementation strategies | 83 (65.4) | 33 (25.9) | 4 (3.1) | 7 (5.5) | 127 |
Usefulness | Useful for reporting determinants | 96 (76.8) | 21 (16.8) | 1 (0.8) | 7 (5.6) | 125 |
Clarity | Labeled/explained in a way that is easy to understanda | 87 (76.9) | – | 10 (8.8) | 16 (14.2) | 113 |
Comprehensiveness | Recommendations to add domains/constructsb | 44 (41.5) | – | 62 (58.5) | – | 106 |
Relevance | Recommendations to remove domains constructsb | 27 (28.1) | – | 69 (71.8) | – | 96 |
N/A | Helps compare findings across studies | 74 (58.7) | 29 (23.0) | 4 (3.2) | 19 (15.1) | 126 |
N/A | Helps to advance or build theory | 66 (52.4) | 40 (31.7) | 6 (4.8) | 14 (11.1) | 126 |