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Table 1 RE-AIM Dimensions and Related Questions for Clinicians and Community Leaders

From: Qualitative approaches to use of the RE-AIM framework: rationale and methods

RE-AIM Dimension

Addresses

Reach

WHO is (was) intended to benefit and who actually participates or is exposed to the intervention?

Effectiveness

WHAT is (was) the most important benefits you are trying to achieve and what is (was) the likelihood of negative outcomes?

Adoption

WHERE is (was) the program or policy applied and WHO applied it?

Implementation

HOW consistently is (was) the program or policy delivered, HOW will (was) it be adapted, HOW much will (did) it cost, and WHY will (did) the results come about?

Maintenance

WHEN will (was) the initiative become operational; how long will (was) it be sustained (Setting level); and how long are the results sustained (Individual level)?

  1. Note: Terms in parentheses are phrased for post intervention evaluation. The basic questions are phrased for use in program or policy planning. Adapted from Glasgow and Estabrooks (2017). [13]