Table 1.

Summary of contextual factors influencing the introduction of the rehabilitation guarantee as reported in one or several county councils

Contextual factors reported to help the implementation process
-	The financial incentive
-	Support from key stakeholders in facilitating and developing project organizations
-	The establishment and support of project organizations
-	Positive attitudes towards teams and teambuilding
-	Previous experiences from working with similar initiatives
Contextual factors reported to hinder the implementation process
-	The project form, including annual renegotiations and narrow time window for implementation
-	Delayed decisions concerning criteria for selection and financial incentives
-	Unspecified treatment modalities
-	Lack of well-defined criteria for patient selection
-	Late introduction of time- and resource-intensive treatment
-	The lack of competence in PT at the clinical level
-	Recruitment difficulties
-	Negative attitudes to the choice of PTs included in the RG
-	Fragmentation of a comprehensive county primary care
-	Turnover of experienced physicians at the health care units hindering the possibility to work in well-functioning teams