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Table 1 Example strategies for each of the 6 categories on the concept map

From: Selecting and tailoring implementation interventions: a concept mapping approach

1. Resources

Hire more clinicians

Provide more funding for clerical support for data entry

2. Communication

Share what is done at a program level to evaluate program effectiveness using the FOCUS

Share information on how other agencies/clinicians are using FOCUS data clinically

3. FOCUS administration fidelity

Create a poster/visual display that explains the purpose of the FOCUS

Make sure FOCUS scores can support functional/clinical activities

4. FOCUS administrative logistics

Offer an electronic fillable FOCUS form (e.g. on tablet/iPad/online/laptop)

Re-examine the frequency and timing with which the FOCUS should be completed

5. FOCUS user-friendliness for parents

Improve readability of the FOCUS (e.g. increase the font size and bubble size, shading of items)

Simplify the wording of FOCUS items so they are appropriate for all reading levels

6. FOCUS comprehensiveness

Make sure FOCUS items apply to children at all levels of communicative function

Have separate sections for items that ask about verbal vs non-verbal forms of communication