Table 1.

Key implementation principles and examples of supporting literature

Implementation principles	Supporting literature
1. The need for management approval and ongoing support	[17,27]
2. The need for commitment among members of the target group	[18,28]
3. Use of boundary spanners	[29-31]
4. Mapping of guidelines onto local problems	[32-36]
5. Adopting the perspective of the target group	[28,37]
6. Acknowledging the complexity of changing behavior in practice	[37,38]
7. A monitoring plan	[18]
8. A flexible approach that is driven by local context	[37,39]
9. Co-production and design to combine theoretical and contextual expertise	[38]
10. Incorporation into established structures	[38-40]