Table 1.

Implementation outcomes and their definitions, adapted from Proctor et al [21].

Implementation outcome	Definition
Acceptability	Intervention is agreeable, palatable, or satisfactory among implementation stakeholders
Adoption	Intention, initial decision, or action to try or employ an intervention by a care provider or organization
Appropriateness	Perceived fit, relevance, or compatibility of the intervention 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, dependent on the costs of the intervention, implementation strategy used, and location of service delivery
Feasibility	Extent to which a new intervention can be successfully used or carried out within a given setting
Fidelity	Degree to which an intervention was implemented as it was prescribed in the original protocol or as it was intended by the program developers
Penetration	Integration of an intervention within a service setting and its subsystems
Sustainability	Extent to which a newly implemented intervention is maintained or institutionalized within a service setting’s ongoing, stable operations