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Table 3 Interview excerpts supporting key factors related to category 2 ‘characteristics of implementation theory, model or framework’

From: Identifying and selecting implementation theories, models and frameworks: a qualitative study to inform the development of a decision support tool

Interview excerpt reflective of factor 4 ‘language’:

“Some of the language that we use is kind of common language and so you might think organizational readiness for change for instance, it’s easy to think ‘oh we kind of know what that means’ and so then, when we don’t explicitly define it … it presents a challenge for the field.” (ID2)

Interview excerpts reflective of factor 5 ‘fit’:

“What are the particular circumstances under which the Quality Improvement Implementation Framework with its 14 steps is better than the Interactive Systems Framework which has essentially three interacting domains? What is the circumstance under which I might want to use the Theoretical Domains Framework compared to using CFIR [Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research] for example? And what are the kinds of practical problems where one would work relative to the other?” (ID11)

“I think having practical examples and having models, frameworks that have been used for real practice changes and having those examples that you can then, you know, see how they were applied, that is helpful. And then, that also helps to refine those theories and models and frameworks into something that is very application-oriented and works.” (ID15)

Interview excerpts reflective of factor 6 ‘ease of use’:

“It’s almost like they [theories, models and frameworks] need their own form of translation.” (ID6)

“I know there’s a lot of different theories and frameworks that operate at various levels. So, you have those very high level, broad applicable theories that … can be quite challenging in how to drill down and apply them in an operational setting. But there are also some really focused local level theories that you can use to guide the work.” (ID8)

“As you look at each domain, how are you going to measure it and does that measurement approach, whether it’s quantitative or qualitative, make sense for the context or the populations you’re working with.” (ID4)

Interview excerpt reflective of factor 7 ‘evidence’:

“It would be nice [to] summarize the evidence underpinning the different models, right? And by that, I mean not only the evidence used to create the models. Probably what would be even better is if there was evidence to suggest that the models actually facilitate or improve knowledge translation. That would be great.” (ID9)