Table 2.
EQUIP-2 Multifaceted Implementation Strategy
Patient level | |
Routine self-assessment data collection via kiosks | Patients completed self-reports of symptoms, side effects, interest in work; entered weight |
Education on care targets | Distributed patient “Fast Facts” sheets via kiosk regarding care targets; clinicians educated patients regarding work and weight |
Provider level | |
Feedback of patient self-assessment data (“kiosk printout”) | Clinicians received patient self-report data at the time of clinic visits |
Education | PI and co-PI conducted in-person and virtual presentations; clinician “Fast Facts” sheets distributed regarding care targets; pushed treatment recommendations to clinicians through kiosk printouts |
Social marketing | PI and co-PI conducted in-person and virtual presentations; research team sent site-specific “e-quip” emails with brief facts about care targets, updates on local resources and activities; posted flyers in clinics about care targets |
External facilitation | Conducted monthly meetings with site coordinators and PIs to address implementation issues; held regular meetings with EBQI team leads (see below) |
Organizational level | |
Project kickoff | PI and co-PI visited each site to launch project; generated enthusiasm and fostered collaboration |
Clinical champions | Distributed quality reports and discussed performance with providers; fostered positive attitudes toward care targets in day-to-day interactions and clinic meetings; engaged in implementation troubleshooting on behalf of research team |
Multidisciplinary evidence-based quality improvement (EBQI) teams | Local Recovery Coordinators trained in EBQI and then facilitated regular meetings of EBQI teams to address local improvement issues using plan-do-study-act cycles |