Table 1.

Implementation strategies

Implementation strategy	Description	ERIC category	Description according to Proctor [27]
Supporting employees to quit smoking through the cessation campaign	Ongoing support for smoking cessation campaigns in the workplace, from planning to implementing and evaluating the campaign. The duration of the smoking cessation campaign, the definition of successful quitters, the option of incentives for quitters, and how the campaign is communicated are discussed and supported together with the health manager to ensure that the content is best suited to the characteristics of the workplace	Develop educational materials Distribute educational materials Conduct ongoing training	Actor:	Interventionist who is an expert in smoking cessation support
			Action:	Provide periodic interviews with educational materials according to the predefined schedule during the 6 months
			Targets of the action:	Employers and health managers
			Temporality:	The aim and objective of the campaign at the workplace should be set within the first month of the program; The leadership declaration should be made before the smoking cessation campaign begins
			Dose:	Intensive communication in the first 1 month interview; ongoing support throughout the intervention period
Ongoing facilitation tailored to the workplace context	An interactive support through regular sessions with employers and health managers, including feedback and problem-solving tailored to the workplace situation, in order to improve their fidelity to implement tobacco control measures. Information for facilitation can be obtained from the initial assessment session as well as from action memos describing the latest smoking or cessation status of declared employees, support provided to them, and their reaction to the support, which will be submitted to interventionist before each session	Audit and provide feedback Facilitation Tailor strategies	Actor:	Interventionist who is an expert in smoking cessation support
			Action:	Provide ongoing support in a companionate manner by presenting solutions to the problems and challenges faced by each company at any given time
			Targets of the action:	Employers and health managers
			Temporality:	Every regular interview throughout the intervention period
			Dose:	Every regular interview and optional support when needed via e-mail and phone in addition to online meeting throughout the intervention period
Ensuring executive engagement and support	Executive engagement includes set the purpose of the smoking cessation campaign at the workplace, short and long goals with performance measures, and timeframe. Obtain formal commitments from executives to declare the priority of the cessation campaign as well as purpose and aim in front of all employees	Develop a formal implementation blueprint Mandate change	Actor:	Interventionist who is an expert in smoking cessation support
			Action:	Provide information on precedents where tobacco control programs have been successfully developed with appropriate goal setting and will facilitate goal setting
			Targets of the action:	Employers
			Temporality:	The aim and objective of the campaign at the workplace should be set within the first month of the program; The leadership declaration should be made before the smoking cessation campaign begins
			Dose:	Intensive communication in the first 1 month interview; ongoing communication of support and endorsement throughout the intervention period

ERIC Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change [28]