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. 2024 Nov 6;24:1352. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11783-6

Table 2.

Stakeholder feedback definitions and probes

Implementation Outcome Definitions of Implementation Outcomes
Acceptability This is the view that the program is agreeable and satisfactory to the people providing the program and to the people receiving the program. This means the program is a good fit for the individuals providing the program and for the people receiving the program.
Appropriateness This is the view that the program fits and is relevant to the setting, to the people providing the program and to the people receiving the program. This means the program is suitable, compatible, a good fit for the health issue, and/or given the norms and beliefs of the clinic, the people giving the program, or the people receiving the program.
Feasibility This is the view that the program can be successfully used and carried out by the providers in a given setting. This means the program is possible to do given the resources (such as time, effort, and money), and the circumstances (such as policies, timing).
Probes for Programmatic Indicators in Stakeholder Feedback Sessions
Client-level probe Provider-level probe Setting-level probe
What are your ideas for how we could measure whether people receiving the program think the program is acceptable? What are your ideas for how we could measure whether people providing the program think the program is acceptable? What are your ideas for how we could measure whether the place where the program is provided is acceptable?