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Table 1 Components of the CFIR

From: Successful implementation of a trans-jurisdictional, primary care, anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: interviews with key health professionals

Intervention characteristics (IC)

Intervention source, evidence strength and quality, relative advantage, adaptability, trialability, complexity, design quality, and cost.

Outer setting (OS)

Patient needs and resources, cosmopolitanism (= strength and quality of networks and social capital), peer pressure, external policies, and incentives

Inner setting (IS)

Structural characteristics, networks and communications, culture, and implementation climate

Characteristics of the individuals involved (CIN)

Knowledge and beliefs about the intervention, self-efficacy, individual stage of change, individual identification with organisation, and other personal attributes

Process of implementation (PI)

Planning, engaging, executing, and reflecting & evaluating