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. 2023 Sep 19;18:43. doi: 10.1186/s13012-023-01296-x

Table 3.

Applicability appraisal of TMFs

Number of TMFs (n = 143) Example TMFs
TMF covers related constructs, n (%)
 Context 87 (61) [19, 56, 57]
 Process 77 (54) [22, 58, 59]
 Strategy 70 (49) [41, 60, 61]
 Outcome 34 (24) [6264]
 Fidelity/adaptation 11 (8) [6567]
 Sustainability 6 (4) [6870]
Proposed research/measurement method, n (%)
 No 87 (61) -
 Yes 55 (39) [48, 71, 72]
 NA 1 -
Analytic level, n (%)
 Full spectrum 57 (40) [27, 73, 74]
 Individual 47 (33) [19, 20, 43]
 Intervention 36 (25) [31, 75, 76]
 Organization 33 (23) [7779]
 System/social 17 (12) [54, 80, 81]
 Team 7 (5) [8284]
 Community 4 (3) [30, 53, 78, 85]
 Policy 3 (2) [20, 45, 86]
 Cross-national 1 (1) [87]
Generalizability, n (%)
Yes 87 (61) [8890]
No 56 (39) -
Implementation setting, n (%)
 Not specified 105 (73) -
 Community 15 (10) [59, 91, 92]
 Organization 15 (10) [79, 93, 94]
 LMIC 4 (3) [26, 9597]
 Global 2 (1) [87, 98]
 Public service sector 2 (1) [57, 86]
Target audience, n (%)
 Not specified 125 (87) -
 Clinical practitioner 6 (4) [48, 75, 99]
 Vulnerable population 5 (4) [73, 91, 100102]
 Children and/or families 3 (2) [30, 57, 103]
 Discharged patients 1 (1) [44]
 Elders 1 (1) [92]
 Indigenous population 1 (1) [53]
 Adolescents and adults 1 (1) [67]
Innovation type, n (%)
 Intervention 95 (66) [74, 104, 105]
 Implementation program 14 (10) [46, 106, 107]
 Knowledge 11 (8) [108110]
 Guideline 10 (7) [63, 84, 111]
 Not specified 8 (6) -
 Policy 5 (3) [24, 26, 45, 62, 86]