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. 2023 Oct 11;11:1253267. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1253267

Table 2.

Barriers and facilitators identified from the included studies and consultation groups with healthcare professionals, categorized per CFIR construct including prioritization from healthcare professionals.

Construct Sub-component Barrier/facilitator from literature References Emerged from stakeholder consultation? Ranking of priority by HCP per construct per domain
Intervention characteristics
Intervention source No barriers and facilitators No
Evidence strength and quality - Yes Intervention characteristics were not prioritized by HCP
+ (2, 4, 34, 37, 47, 49)
+/–
Relative advantage No barriers and facilitators Yes
Adaptability - (18, 36, 42) Yes
+ (2, 4, 46)
+/– (13, 45)
Trialability No barriers and facilitators No
Complexity - (18, 43, 45) Yes
+ (47)
+/–
Design quality and packaging - (45, 49) Yes
+ (13, 42)
+/– (4)
Cost - (4, 13, 33, 36, 38, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49) Yes
+ (13, 48)
+/– (18, 40)
Outer setting
Patient needs and resources - (2, 18, 36, 43, 46, 47) Yes 1
+ (38, 45)
+/– (4, 13, 33, 34, 4042, 44)
Cosmopolitanism - (43, 44) Yes 2
+ (4, 13, 18, 40, 42, 4750)
+/– (46)
Peer pressure No barriers and facilitators Yes
External policy and incentives - (5, 36, 43) Yes 3
+ (18, 37, 4749)
+/– (42)
Inner setting
Structural characteristics - (5) Yes
+ (48)
+/–
Networks and communications - (43, 44) Yes 1
+ (4, 13, 46, 47)
+/– (35, 49)
Culture No barriers and facilitators No
Implementation climate - (5, 42) Yes 3
+ (35)
+/–
Tension for change No barriers and facilitators Yes
Compatibility - (43) Yes
+ (2, 4, 45, 47)
+/– (13, 18)
Relative priority - (18, 42, 43) No
+
+/–
Organizational incentives & rewards - No
+ (50)
+/–
Goals and feedback No barriers and facilitators No
Learning climate No barriers and facilitators No
Readiness for implementation - (5) Yes 2
+
+/–
Leadership engagement - (50) Yes
+ (47)
+/–
Available resources - (5, 24, 34, 40, 46, 49, 50) Yes
+ (4, 18, 47, 48)
+/– (41, 42, 45)
Access to knowledge & information - (18) Yes
+ (4, 5, 13, 37, 47)
+/–
Characteristics of individuals
Knowledge and beliefs about the intervention - (5, 18, 42, 50) Yes 1
+ (13, 45)
+/–
Self-efficacy No barriers and facilitators Yes
Individual stage of change - (5, 18) No
+ (4, 13)
+/–
Individual identification with organization No barriers and facilitators No
Other personal attributes - (35, 40, 46, 47) Yes 2
+ (4, 13, 39)
+/– (42, 45)
Process
Planning - Yes 2
+ (13)
+/–
Engaging - (18) Yes 1
+
+/–
Opinion leaders - Yes
+ (5)
+/–
Formally appointed internal implementation leaders - Yes
+ (42, 50)
+/–
Champions - Yes
+ (47)
+/–
External change agents No barriers and facilitators Yes
Key stakeholders - (34, 36, 46, 47) No
+ (45)
+/–
Innovation participants - (47) Yes
+ (13, 45)
+/– (40)
Executing No barriers and facilitators No
Reflecting & evaluating -
+ (4, 13, 37) No
+/–

Barriers and facilitators identified from literature are presented as; += facilitator, −= barrier, +/– = barrier and facilitator.