Table 3.

Implementation outcomes (adapted from Proctor and colleagues [37]).

Implementation outcomes	Description
Acceptability	Perception that a given treatment, service, practice, or innovation is agreeable, palatable, or satisfactory
Adoption	Intention, initial decision, or action to try or employ an innovation or evidence-based practice
Appropriateness	Perceived fit, relevance, or compatibility of the innovation or evidence-based practice for a given practice setting, provider, or consumer and/or perceived fit of the innovation to address a particular issue or problem
Cost	Cost impact of an implementation effort (incremental or implementation cost)
Feasibility	Extent to which a new treatment or innovation can be successfully used or carried out within a given agency or setting
Fidelity	Degree to which an intervention was implemented as it was prescribed in the original protocol or intended by the program developers
Penetration	Integration of a practice within a service setting and its subsystems
Sustainability	Extent to which a newly implemented treatment is maintained or institutionalized within a service setting’s ongoing, stable operations