Table 2.
Themes of factors operating as facilitators
Theme | Description |
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Clinical staff | |
Dedicated OVT clinicians | Services with a select group of clinicians dedicated to engaging in OVT [19, 22] |
Experience with OVT | Clinicians with prior experience using OVT [17, 19, 22] |
Motivation | Clinicians that were motivated to engage in OVT [17] |
Training | Clinicians that had received OVT training prior to implementation [22, 23, 37] |
Other staff | |
OVT champions | Services with dedicated staff championing the OVT modality [18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 38] |
Telehealth coordinators | Services with dedicated telehealth coordinators responsible for overseeing implementation of the modality [23, 38] |
Telehealth technician | Services with dedicated telehealth IT specialists to oversee the implementation of software and hardware [19, 36] |
Stable personnel | Services with low attrition of staff [19, 23, 37] |
Leadership support | Services with leadership that prioritise the need of OVT and facilitate implementation [23, 38] |
External facilitators | Services that employ external groups to oversee OVT implementation [23] |
Technology | |
Ease of use | OVT software that is easy to use [18] |
Implementation strategy | |
Tailored approach | Strategies that are tailored to each individual service provider [23, 38] |
Pilot site | Services that take a stepped approach to implementation, commencing at a single pilot site [25] |
Standardised procedures | Services that standardise implementation procedures [17] |