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Table 9 Intervention characteristics

From: Adaptability, Scalability and Sustainability (ASaS) of complex health interventions: a systematic review of theories, models and frameworks

 

Suggested Definition

Frequency of influencing factors

INTERVENTION CHARACTERISTICS

Factors relating to the characteristics of the innovation to be implemented. Innovation factors can also relate to the relationships of various stakeholders with intervention developers and the flexibility or rigidity in use of the innovation.

7

Communication

effectively communication among healthcare workers and participants

6

Quality and fidelity monitoring/support

continuous data collection plus collection across the sites to promote quality monitoring … costs and its consistency with the initial plan of the project. reflexive monitoring (formal and informal appraisal of the benefits and costs of the intervention).

5

Geographical

circumstances associated with a physical location that affect humans living within a specific area.

5

Project champion

Individuals who dedicate themselves to supporting, marketing, and 'driving through an [implementation]' [6]

11

Resources

Resources dedicated for implementation and on-going operations, including money, training, education, physical space, and time [6]; mobilising community resources.

9

Stakeholder involvement

 

11

Supervision

the action, process, or occupation of supervising especially : a critical watching and directing (as of activities or a course of action)

6

support system or tool

any hardware, software and other tools and/or utilities used to support complex health interventions. Example: information and communication systems facilitated rather than hindered the implementation and sustainability of a new CCM(Davy, Bleasel et al. 2015)

9

technology advance or environment

 

8

Time-cost

 

4