Table 5 Articles reporting sustainability outcome variables

Author and sustainability approach used

Benefits for patients, staff and stakeholders continue

Initiative activities or components of the intervention continue

Maintenance of relationships, partnerships or networks

Maintenance of new procedures, and policies

Attention and awareness of the problem or issue is continued or increased

Replication, roll-out or scale-up of the initiative

Capacity built within staff, stakeholders and communities continues

Adaptation in response to new evidence or contextual influences

Gaining further funds to continue the initiative and maintain improvements