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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Identifying existing approaches used to evaluate the sustainability of evidence-based interventions in healthcare: an integrative review

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Articles were included if they:

• Were published in a peer-review journal

• Were primary research

• Had explicit research design and data collection methods

• Had an explicit theoretical approacha for sustainability (theoryb, modelc, frameworkd, instrumente, method, checklist, process, strategy, conceptualizations, development, pilot test and/or toolf)

• Were within a healthcare settingg

• Evaluated the sustainability of an EBI (Note that inconsistent terminology for EBI is prominent and thus may be referred to as a QI intervention/ initiative in the literature).

Articles were excluded if they:

• Were secondary research

• Were gray literature

• Were outside a healthcare context (e.g., schools, social care settings)

• Did not evaluate the sustainability of an EBI or QI intervention using a defined approach or,

• Did not evaluate sustainability using a clear research design and method

• Did not have an independent evaluation component on sustainability

• Focused only on the sustainability of clinical outcome without a tangible approach

• Focused only on defining or constructing concepts of sustainability

  1. aDefined as a process for describing and/or guiding the process of translating research into practice (process models); understanding and/or explaining what influences implementation outcomes (determinant frameworks, classic theories, implementation theories); and evaluating implementation (evaluation frameworks) [14]
  2. bDefined as a theoretical approach in implementation science with some predictive capacity (e.g., to what extent … ?) and attempts to provide an enhanced understanding and explanation of certain aspects of implementation [14]
  3. cDefined as a theoretical approach in implementation science commonly used to describe and/or guide the specific, step-by-step, process of translating research into practice [14]
  4. dDefined as a theoretical approach in implementation science with a descriptive purpose [14]. Points out factors believed or found to influence implementation outcomes but does not specify the mechanisms of change [14]
  5. eFacilitates evaluation and usually evolves as an extension of frameworks, or models, or to operationalize theories [14]
  6. fAssists individuals on how to retrieve, comprehend, and implement research evidence [14]
  7. gDefined as a broad array of services and places where healthcare provision occurs, including acute care hospitals, urgent care centers, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, specialized outpatient services (e.g., hemodialysis, dentistry, podiatry, chemotherapy, endoscopy, and pain management clinics), and outpatient surgery centers
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