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Table 1 Main constructs of eNPT and its 4 propositions (May, 2013)

From: A mixed methods multiple case study to evaluate the implementation of a care pathway for colorectal cancer surgery using extended normalization process theory

Core construct

Components

Propositions

Capability

Possibilities presented by the complex intervention

Workability

Integration

The capability of agents to operationalize a complex intervention depends on its workability and integration within a social system.

Capacity

Social-structural resources available to agents

Material resources

Social roles

Social norms

Cognitive resources

The incorporation of a complex intervention within a social system depends on agents’ capacity to cooperate and coordinate their actions.

Potential

Social-cognitive resources available to agents

Individual intentions

Collective commitment

The translation of capacity into collective action depends on agents’ potential to enact the complex intervention.

Contribution

What agents do to implement a complex interventions

Coherence

Cognitive participation

Collective action

Reflexive monitoring

The implementation of a complex intervention depends on agents’ continuous contributions that carry forward in time and space.