Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Participants

Individuals defined as facilitators support implementation processes

Individuals with a similar role but named differently, e.g. coach or mentor, who explicitly use facilitation as a strategy for supporting implementation processes

Facilitators support the implementation of innovations such as clinical guideline recommendations, treatments, and care programmes

The target groups for facilitation are staff and managers in health and community care

Facilitation is only directed to education or training in specific clinical procedures

Facilitators support the implementation of general quality improvement systems or similar initiatives

Concept

Training, education, supervision, and/or support provided to facilitators, or individuals in similar roles, is reported

Context

The implementation takes place in health or community care

Sources (types of studies)

Empirical studies or study protocols for empirical studies published in peer-reviewed journals in English, Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish

Review articles