Table 1.
Reviews of sustainment studies
| Authors (year) | Years covered | Language | Quality appraisal | Review type | Interventions of interest | Proportion of review’s included studies reporting TMF use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricco et al. (2016) [19] | 1979–2012 | Unspecified | No | Scoping | Chronic disease management | “[N]one of the included studies reported using a framework to develop, implement, or measure sustainability” (p.5). [0/144] |
| Wiltsey Stirman et al. (2012) [8] | Published or in press by July 2011 | English | No | Systematic | Various medical care and health services, mental and behavioral health, health promotion and public health, and education | “[F]ewer than one-third of the studies that we reviewed were guided by an explicit model” (p.12) [1/3 × 125 = 41/125] |
| Hulland et al. 2015 [20] | Published or available by December 1, 2013 | English, French, German, or Spanish | Yes | Systematic | Water, hygiene, and sanitation | “[O]nly 11 of the 36 studies described a behavioral model or conceptual framework” (p.44). [11/36 articles] |
| Lovarini et al. (2013) [21] | Unspecified | English | Yes | Systematic | Community-based fall prevention | “Three publications described different conceptual frameworks or models of program sustainability” (p.11). [3/19] |
| Hodge and Turner (2016) [24] | Unspecified | English | No | Literature | Various for disadvantaged communities | “Only 11 of the articles indicated that they were guided by a conceptual framework for implementation” (p.196). [11/28] |
| Iwelunmor et al. (2016) [22] | 1996–2015 | English | Yes | Systematic | Various implemented in Sub-Saharan Africa | “[Twenty-three] of the 41 articles reviewed discussed framing the sustainability in terms of a theory or conceptual framework” (p.15). [23/41] |
| Schell et al. (2013) [23] | Literature spans about 20 years | Unspecified | No | Literature | Various in public health | “Some pieces highlighted the relevance of institutional theory, Schien’s work on organizational culture, or diffusion of innovations” (p.5). [3/85] |
| Lennox et al. (2018) [26] | Final search conducted September 2017 | English | Yes | Systematic | Various in health care (i.e., models, checklists, tools, processes, strategies, conceptualizations and frameworks) | “37% (23/62) did not have an explicit link to theory” (p.4). [39/62] |
| Shigayeva and Coker (2015) [17] | 1980–2012 | English | No | Literature | Communicable disease programs | 66% [71/108] of empirical studies included in the review did not use a TMF. [37/108] |
TMF theory, model, and/or framework