Table 3.

Implementation strategy specifications. This table provides descriptions for implementation strategy specifications or recommended specifying [31]

Implementation Strategy Specifications (Related Theory)
Name
Addresses what to call each implementation strategy to be able to identify and communicate those selected.
Phase(s) [10, 33, 40]
Addresses when to use each implementation strategy(ies).
➭ Create Awareness & Interest	➭Promote Action & Adoption
➭ Build Knowledge & Commitment	➭Pursue Integration & Sustained Use
Additional phases
Addresses additional options for when to use each implementation strategy(gies):
Domain(s) [60, 61]
Adds guidance for which implementation strategy(ies) to include.
▪ Marketing	▪ Information	▪ Learning
▪ Commitment	▪ Change Agents	▪ Decision Support
▪ Adaptation	▪ Data	▪ Organizational Infrastructure
▪ Reinforcement
Definition
Provides detail for what each implementation strategy is addressing. It is not an operational definition (see action).
Function(s) (43)
Describes why the implementation strategy may work.
▪ Education	▪ Modeling	▪ Coercion
▪ Enablement	▪ Incentivization	▪ Training
▪ Persuasion	▪ Restrictions	▪ Environmental restructuring
Actor (30)
Identifies who could best provide this implementation strategy.
▪ Payer	▪ Community stakeholders	▪ Outside consultants
▪ Clinicians	▪ Administrators	▪ Implementers (within organization)
▪ Intervention developers	▪ Patient
Target (42)
Describes where each implementation strategy will impact.
▪ Intervention/localized protocol	▪ Characteristics of individuals	▪ Outer setting
▪ Process	▪ Inner setting
Action procedure
Provides directions for how to do each implementation strategy to improve their effectiveness.
Considerations
Addresses additional details for how to use each implementation strategy.