Table 1 Criteria for considering records or reports for this review
From: Tools for assessing the scalability of innovations in health: a systematic review
| Criteria | Inclusion | Exclusion | Question related to the criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of report |
Original paper
Research report
Evaluation report
Knowledge synthesis
Government document
|
Editorial
Commentary
Opinion letter
Protocol
| Is this empirical research using quantitative or qualitative methods? |
| Aim of study |
Development of a tool (e.g. a guide, framework, questionnaire, factors, facilitators or barriers)
Assessment of one or more measurement (or psychometric) properties of a tool
Assessment of the interpretability of a tool
|
The study did not present or describe a guide, framework, questionnaire, factors, facilitators or barriers (hereafter referred to as “tool”)
| Does the study present the development, validation or interpretability of a tool? |
| Aim of the tool |
Tool aiming to assess the scalability of an innovation (i.e. potential or readiness for scale-up, for spread, for transfer, for diffusion or for system wide implementation)
|
The tool is not intended to be used for assessing the scalability of an innovation
| Does the tool aim to evaluate the scalability of an innovation? |
| Setting |
Any health context
|
The tool is not intended to be used for an innovation in the field of health
| Is the tool intended to be used for innovation in the field of health? |