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Table 4 Example of two discrete strategies specified using Proctor et al.’s [5] guidelines (screening focused)

From: Tracking implementation strategies: a description of a practical approach and early findings

Strategy characteristic

How information was derived

Example 1

Example 2

Label

Activities listed in logs were coded to strategies in Powell compilation

Tailor strategies to overcome barriers (Screening)

Conduct educational meetings (screening)

Action

Activities included in logs

Meetings, emails & phone calls to plan screening work-flows, identify promising training approaches & supports

Training on use of new screening tools

Actor

Individuals associated with activities in logs

Screening implementation team Leadership team

Screening implementation team BH team leader

Target

Interpreted by the evaluation team (drawing on program logic model and plan)

Intake workers’ routines

Intake unit workers’ and supervisors’ knowledge and skills

Temporality

Timing based on dates of activities included in log

Mainly during implementation planning (Months 2–9; prior to launch) Limited use in month 10 (launch)

Prior to launch, 5 months post-launch

Dose

Based on duration, and number of individuals associated with activity on log

Total activities: 32

52.5 person-hours total

Total activities: 5

Individual dose: 1 session (2 hours)

Total offered: 5 sessions (10 hours total)

Outcome

Interpreted by the evaluation team (drawing on program logic model and plan)

Feasibility

Adoption, penetration and fidelity to the screening process

Justification

Extracted from the literature based on theoretical/empirical work

Strategies must often be tailored to overcome context-specific barriers [13–16]

Training supports knowledge acquisition