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. 2021 Apr 30;23:101390. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101390

Table 2.

PARIHS framework constructs and example interview guide items.

Evidence Context Facilitation
  • Research and published guidelines: What evidence-base will you need to consider when using a weight loss program in an ongoing way at your facility?

  • Clinical experience and perceptions: Right now, in your clinic, what kind of activities or programs do you have in place that address excess body weight with your patients?

  • Patient experiences, needs and preferences: How important do you think it is to your patients to have weight loss programs available to them?

  • Local practice information: Have you come up with any solutions to help your patients address challenges to weight loss?

  • Characteristics of the targeted EBP: Besides scientific evidence, what other factors need to be considered when deciding to implement a weight loss program?

  • Leadership support: How would the leaders in your organization prioritize a weight loss intervention for your patients?

  • Culture: How well would addressing obesity at your clinic fit with the other services you provide?

  • Evaluation capabilities: Can you tell me how your clinic currently tracks patient weight or BMI?

  • Receptivity to the targeted innovation/change: If your clinic decides to implement a more focused approach to addressing weight loss, what challenges do you see arising?

  • Role of facilitator: If you decided to make the weight loss program a permanent fixture at your facility, who would be the person in your clinic to champion a program like this?

  • Role skills and attributes: What are some of the skills a facilitator would need to get a weight loss program up and running at your site?

  • Other implementation interventions: What kind of changes would your organization need to make to the roles for staff so that a weight loss program could fit with the other services you provide?