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

Table 9 Reported timing of evaluation

Timing of evaluation	Number of studies (n = 64)	Points of data collection	Reference(s)
Pre- and post-intervention	n = 2	➔ Baseline ^a, 1 year post, 2 years post	[59]
Pre- and post-intervention	n = 2	➔ Baseline, 6–8 months post, 36–42 months post	[63]
Pre- and during intervention	n = 1	➔ Baseline, 3 years post	[58]
Pre-, during, and post-intervention	n = 2	➔ Baseline, 3–6 months post, 7–12 months post	[25]
Pre-, during, and post-intervention	n = 2	➔ 0, 1 year, 2–4 years	[68]
During intervention	n = 1	➔ Over 1 year: followed implementation as it occurred	[70]
During and post-intervention	n = 1	➔ 1 year post-training, 2 years post-training, 4 years post-training	[79]
Post-intervention	n = 36	➔ Under 2 years post-intervention (n = 15)	[24, 28, 40, 41, 51,52,53,54,55, 66, 69, 71, 73, 75, 80]
		➔ 2 years post-intervention (n = 6)	[22, 34, 45, 50, 67, 82
		➔ 3 years post-intervention (n = 6)	20, 35, 48, 56, 74, 76]
		➔ 4 years post-intervention (n = 2)	[44, 81]
		➔ 5 years post-intervention (n = 3)	[31, 57, 72]
		➔ 6 years post-intervention (n = 2)	[49, 65]
		➔ 10 + years post-intervention (n = 2)	[39, 42]
Unclear	n = 21	➔ Unclear	[19, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 36,37,38, 43, 46, 47, 60,61,62, 64, 77, 78]

^aDescribes a measurement taken at a time with no intervention taking place and can be used as a benchmark to compare outcomes once the intervention begins

ISSN: 2046-4053