Table 2. Evidence-based Intervention (EBI) Implementation, Ease of EBI Implementation,a and EBI Maintenance,b Colorectal Cancer Control Program, 2011–2015.
| Category | Program Year 2, 2011 (n = 28) | Program Year 3, 2012 (n = 29) | Program Year 4, 2013 (n = 28) | Program Year 6, 2015 (n = 29) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small media | ||||
| No. of grantees implementing | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
| No. grantees maintaining implementation | — | 26 | 27 | 24 |
| No. grantees discontinuing implementation | — | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| No. grantees newly implementing | — | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Average ease of implementation (SD) | 4.15 (1.08) | 3.65 (0.75) | 3.92 (0.80) | 3.92 (0.86) |
| Client reminders | ||||
| No. of grantees implementing | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 |
| No. grantees maintaining implementation | — | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| No. grantees discontinuing implementation | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| No. grantees newly implementing | — | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Average ease of implementation (SD) | 3.95 (0.74) | 3.50 (1.03) | 3.29 (0.92) | 3.31 (1.12) |
| Reducing structural barriers | ||||
| No. of grantees implementing | 14 | 17 | 23 | 23 |
| No. grantees maintaining implementation | — | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| No. grantees discontinuing implementation | — | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| No. grantees newly implementing | — | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Average ease of implementation (SD) | 3.43 (1.16) | 3.20 (1.08) | 3.18 (0.96) | 3.09 (1.00) |
| Provider reminders | ||||
| No. of grantees implementing | 9 | 11 | 19 | 19 |
| No. grantees maintaining implementation | — | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| No. grantees discontinuing implementation | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| No. grantees newly implementing | — | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Average ease of implementation (SD) | 3.56 (0.73) | 3.40 (1.26) | 2.47 (0.83) | 3.26 (1.10) |
| Provider assessment and feedback | ||||
| No. grantees implementing | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| No. grantees maintaining implementation | — | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| No. grantees discontinuing implementation | — | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| No. grantees newly implementing | — | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Average ease of implementation rating (SD) | 3.71 (1.14) | 3.10 (1.20) | 1.92 (0.52) | 2.53 (1.33) |
Abbreviation: — , not applicable; SD, standard deviation.
a
Respondents rated the ease of implementing the EBIs on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = very difficult, 5 = very easy).
b
Maintenance is defined as responding, “Yes, we currently implement this EBI” in 2 consecutive administrations of this survey. In a few cases, grantees maintaining implementation could not be computed for a given grantee because they did not complete the grantee survey for the prior year. In these cases, the numbers for grantees maintaining implementation, grantees discontinuing implementation, and grantees newly implementing will sum to less than the total grantees implementing number for a given program year.