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Table 1 The structured programme implementation approach. All hospitals received structured support to start and sustain the intervention phase

From: Complexity and involvement as implementation challenges: results from a process analysis

Masterclassa

Planning interviewb

Extra visits

Newsletters

Data control

• Introduction to the IMPROVE study

• Interactive presentations about perioperative safety awareness, the content of the perioperative safety guidelines and implementation strategies

• Exchange of local intervention activities

• Brainstorming, input of own ideas (and wishes)

• Presenting and explaining the implementation activities manual

• Room for Q&A

• Local visits to discuss chosen implementation activities and work out the planning

• Report with agreements on intended activities

• If necessary to discuss progress and adjustments

• Inform hospitals about the study (progress and interim results)

• Hospitals collect the data of 5 cases per measurement

• These data were compared with the data we collected

• Results were fed back to the hospital

  1. a Prepared and conducted by the research team
  2. b Planned and conducted by the researcher together with one or more members of the research team