Table 1 Comparison of constructs evidenced through literature review with external factor constructs in existing frameworks
From: Defining the external implementation context: an integrative systematic literature review
| Â | Consolidate Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) [3] | Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) [4]a | Integrated Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARiHS) [6]b | Multi-level framework (MLF) predicting implementation outcomes [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Professional influences | -- | Interorganizational networks | -- | -- |
Political support | -- | Sociopolitical; Client advocacy | -- | Political or social climate |
Social climate | -- | -- | -- | Political or social climate |
Local infrastructure | -- | -- | -- | Infrastructure |
Policy & legal climate | External policies and incentives | -- | Policy drivers & priorities; incentives & mandates; regulatory frameworks | Public policies |
Relational climate | Cosmopolitanism | Interorganizational networks | Interorganizational networks & relationships | -- |
Target population | Patient needs and resources | Client advocacy | -- | -- |
Economic & funding climate | -- | Funding | -- | Economic climate |
No directly comparable construct or too broad to directly parallel to identified constructs | Peer pressure | Intervention developers; Leadership | Environmental (in) stability (definition unclear) | Physical environment |