Table 1.

Overview of steps, objectives, and methods performed

Steps	Objectives	Methods
Preliminary step	▪ Describe TCIs and identify their core components	▪ Literature review by the research team [3] ▪ Analysis and mapping to transitional care core components proposed by Naylor et al. [34]
1. Conduct a needs assessment	▪ Determine the priority implementation factors that influence the implementation of different types of TCIs	▪ Compilation of findings from three previous studies by the research team (literature review, Delphi study, collective case study) [3, 15, 31]
2. Identify implementation outcomes, performance objectives, determinants, and change objectives	▪ Identify underlying changeable determinants (theoretical constructs) for the implementation factors from step 1 ▪ Determine the TCIs’ implementation outcomes ▪ Specify performance objectives ▪ Develop matrices of change objectives based on performance objectives and determinants of implementing TCIs	▪ Data from the preliminary step and needs assessment step ▪ Input from the expert on Implementation Mapping
3. Select theoretical change methods and design implementation strategies	▪ Identify and select theoretical change methods (strategies) ▪ Retrieve empirical evidence on the effectiveness of strategies ▪ Validate and refine the final selection of strategies ▪ Develop practical applications for selected strategies	▪ Literature on theoretical change methods (published behavioral change taxonomies and compilations of implementation strategies) ▪ Literature scan for evidence on the effectiveness of strategies ▪ Input from experts in the fields of implementation science, transitional care interventions, and long-term care (four consultation sessions)

TCIs Transitional care innovations