Table 1 Characteristics of measures of sustainability and sustainability determinants and overall psychometric and pragmatic quality scores
Measure name | Alternate name | Designed explicitly for  Sustainability | Other constructs covered | Theory/framework | Target population involved in development | Setting/s developed and validated in | Country validated in and languages available | EBI and setting designed to assessd | User perspective | Total PAPERS’ scoresa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measures of sustainment | ||||||||||
 Provider Report of Sustainment Scale (PRESS) [32] | None | Yes | None | No | Yes | Substance use disorder treatment, child welfare, education, and specialty mental health | Country: USA Language: English | General EBI and setting | Executives and frontline staff | 35 |
 Stages of implementation completion (SIC) – Original [33,34,35] | None | No | Implementation process/stages | Unclear | Yes | Multiple | Country: USA Language: English | General EBI and setting | Researcher/purveyor | 14 |
Measures of sustainability determinants | ||||||||||
 Assessment of Barriers to Implementation and Sustainability in Schools (ABISS) [36] | None | Yes | None | Framework proposed by the authors. | No | School | Country: USA Language English | Specific EBI: School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) Specific setting: school | Executive staff, frontline staff, and external personnel who have knowledge of a school's SWPBS systems. | 26 |
 Advanced Level Tier Interventions Treatment Utilization and Durability (ALTITUDE) [37] | None | Yes | None | No | Yes | School | Country: USA Language: English | Specific EBI: School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) implementation at Tiers 1, 2, and 3 Specific setting: schools | Executive staff, frontline staff, and external personnel who have knowledge of a school's SWPBS systems. | 21 |
 A measurement instrument for sustainability of work practices in in long-term care - long version [38] | None | Yes | None | Framework proposed by the authors. | Yes | Nursing homes, elderly homes, home care and care for disabled | Country: Netherlands Language: Dutch English | General EBI and setting | Executive and frontline staff | 26 |
 A measurement instrument for sustainability of work practices in in long-term care - short version [38] | None | Yes | None | Framework proposed by the authors. | Yes | Nursing homes, elderly homes, home care and care for disabled | Country: Netherlands Language: Dutch English | General EBI and setting | Executive and frontline staff | 22 |
 Change Process Capability Questionnaire (CPCQ) [39] | None | No | Change management | Framework proposed by the authors on organisational change | Yes | Medical groups treating patients with depression | Country: USA Language: English | Specific EBI: Depression care Specific: Clinical/healthcare setting | Executive staff | 19 |
 Clinical Sustainability Assessment Tool (CSAT) [40] | None | Yes | None | Unclear | Yes | Multiple clinical settings | Country: USA Language: English | General EBI Specific setting: Clinical/healthcare setting | Executive and frontline staff | 28 |
 Faith-Based Organization Health Integration Inventory (FBO-HII) [41] | None | Yes | None | No | Yes | African American Churches | Country: USA Language: English | Specific EBI: Health promotion activities Specific setting: Faith based organisations | Executive staff | 17 |
None | No | Quality of implementation. | No | Yes | Community mental health centers | Country: Norway USA Language: English Norwegian | General EBI and setting | Researcher/purveyor | 24 | |
None | Yes | None | Level of Institutionalization Matrix framework [46] | Yes | Organisations that operate health promotion programs - public schools, county health departments, and non-profit health agencies Hospitals and home health agencies | Country: USA Language: English | Specific EBI: Health promotion programs General setting | Executive staff | 25 | |
 National Health Service (NHS) Sustainability Model and Guide [47] | The National Health Service (NHS) Institute for Innovation and Improvement Sustainability Model | Yes | None | A broader sustainability model proposed by the authors | Yes | Health care settings | Country: UK Language: English | General EBI Specific setting: clinical settings | Executive and frontline staff | 17 |
 The Normalisation Measure Development questionnaire (NoMAD) [48,49,50,51,52,53] | None | Yes | None | Normalization Process Theory [54] | Yes | Multiple clinical and community settings | Country: UK USA Netherlands Canada Sweden Brazil Language: Albanian Danish Dutch English French German Italian Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish | General EBI and setting | Executive and frontline staff | 22b |
 New South Wales Sustainability Checklist [55] | None | Yes | None | None | Unclear | Health promotion programs | Country: Australia Language: English | Specific EBI: Health promotion workers General setting | Executive and frontline staff | 16 |
 Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) Sustainability Assessment [56]c | None | Yes | None | The OPA Framework for Program Sustainability | Unclear | Adolescent health promotion and disease prevention | Country: USA Language: English | General EBI and setting | Executive and frontline staff | 16 |
 Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Sustainability Assessment Tool [57]c | None | Yes | None | The OPA Framework for Program Sustainability | Unclear | Adolescent health promotion and disease prevention | Country: USA Language: English | General EBI and setting | Executive and frontline staff | 18 |
 Prevention Program Assessment [58] | None | No | Organizational readiness for practice or program | Multiple theories | Yes | Public health departments, community organizations | Country: USA Language: English | Specific EBI: Chronic disease prevention programs General setting | Executive and frontline staff | 27 |
 Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) [10] | None | Yes | None | Public Health Program Capacity for Sustainability framework [13] | Yes | State and community settings | Country: USA Language: English | Specific EBI: public health practice and programs General setting | Executive and frontline staff | 26 |
 Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) – adapted for elementary setting [59] | None | Yes | None | Public Health Program Capacity for Sustainability framework [13] | Yes | School | Country: Australia Language: English | Specific EBI: public health practice and programs Specific setting: school | Executive and frontline staff | 19 |
 Program Sustainability Index [60] | None | Yes | None | Framework of sustainability proposed by the original authors. | Yes | Community settings | Country: USA Language: English | Specific EBI: Community-based programs General setting | Frontline staff | 23 |
 School-wide Universal Behavior Sustainability Index- School Teams (SUBSIST) [61,62,63,64,65] | None | Yes | None | Model of sustainability of school-based practices proposed by the original authors. | No | School | Country: USA Language: English | Specific EBI: School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) implementation at Tiers 1, 2, and 3 Specific setting: schools | Executive staff, frontline staff and external personnel who have knowledge of a school's SWPBS systems. | 29 |
 Sustainability Formative Self-Assessment Tool [66] | None | Yes | None | The Georgia Health Policy Center Sustainability Framework | Unclear | Community rural health settings | Country: USA Language: English | General EBI and setting | Executive and frontline staff | 15 |
 Sustainable Implementation Scale (SIS) [67] | None | Yes | None | A range of frameworks covered by current systematic reviews. | No | National sites | Country: Sweden Language: English Swedish | Specific EBI: Community mental health services General setting | Researcher/purveyor | 23 |
 Sustained Implementation Support Scale [68] | None | Yes | None | No | Yes | Mix | Country: Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, UK, United Arab Emirates, USA Language: English | General EBI and setting | Executive and frontline staff | 23 |
 Sustaining Innovation Through Education (SITE): Extended Behavioral [69] | None | Yes | None | Author-derived framework | Yes | Schools | Country Australia Language English | General EBI Specific setting: schools | Executive and frontline staff | 18 |
Sustaining  Innovation Through Education (SITE): short behavioral [69] | None | Yes | None | Author-derived framework | Yes | Schools | Country Australia Language English | General EBI Specific setting: schools | Executive and frontline staff | 19 |
 Sustainment Leadership Scale [70] | None | Yes | None | Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework [71] | Unclear | Community-based organizations | Country: USA Language: English | General EBI and setting | Frontline staff | 24 |
 Sustainment Measurement System Scale (SMSS) [72]* | None | Yes | None | Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research [73] | Yes | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services | Country: USA Language: English | Specific EBI: prevention programs General setting | Executive and frontline staff | 28 |