Table 3 Applicability appraisal of TMFs

TMF covers related constructs, n (%)

 Context

87 (61)

[19, 56, 57]

 Process

77 (54)

[22, 58, 59]

 Strategy

70 (49)

[41, 60, 61]

 Outcome

34 (24)

[62,63,64]

 Fidelity/adaptation

11 (8)

[65,66,67]

 Sustainability

6 (4)

[68,69,70]

Proposed research/measurement method, n (%)

 No

87 (61)

-

 Yes

55 (39)

[48, 71, 72]

 NA

1

-

Analytic level, n (%)

 Full spectrum

57 (40)

[27, 73, 74]

 Individual

47 (33)

[19, 20, 43]

 Intervention

36 (25)

[31, 75, 76]

 Organization

33 (23)

[77,78,79]

 System/social

17 (12)

[54, 80, 81]

 Team

7 (5)

[82,83,84]

 Community

4 (3)

[30, 53, 78, 85]

 Policy

3 (2)

[20, 45, 86]

 Cross-national

1 (1)

[87]

Generalizability, n (%)

Yes

87 (61)

[88,89,90]

No

56 (39)

-

Implementation setting, n (%)

 Not specified

105 (73)

-

 Community

15 (10)

[59, 91, 92]

 Organization

15 (10)

[79, 93, 94]

 LMIC

4 (3)

[26, 95,96,97]

 Global

2 (1)

[87, 98]

 Public service sector

2 (1)

[57, 86]

Target audience, n (%)

 Not specified

125 (87)

-

 Clinical practitioner

6 (4)

[48, 75, 99]

 Vulnerable population

5 (4)

[73, 91, 100,101,102]

 Children and/or families

3 (2)

[30, 57, 103]

 Discharged patients

1 (1)

[44]

 Elders

1 (1)

[92]

 Indigenous population

1 (1)

[53]

 Adolescents and adults

1 (1)

[67]

Innovation type, n (%)

 Intervention

95 (66)

[74, 104, 105]

 Implementation program

14 (10)

[46, 106, 107]

 Knowledge

11 (8)

[108,109,110]

 Guideline

10 (7)

[63, 84, 111]

 Not specified

8 (6)

-

 Policy

5 (3)

[24, 26, 45, 62, 86]