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. 2022 Sep 16;30(1):64–72. doi: 10.1177/15533506221106258

Table 1.

Overview of the 8 General Focus Areas, Definitions, and Outcomes Applied in the Feasibility Study Adapted from Bowen et al. 17

Focus Area Definitions Outcomes
1. Acceptability Extent to which targeted individuals and those involved in implementing programs are willing and interested in participating in study Intent to use
Individual satisfaction
2. Demand Extent to which the intervention is likely to be used Fit within organizational culture
Actual use
3. Implementation Extent to which the intervention is implemented as planned Degree of execution
Success or failure of execution
4. Practicality Extent to which the intervention can be carried out with existing resources and commitment Factors affecting ease or difficulty of implementation
Amount, type of resources needed to implement
Ability of participants to carry out intervention activities
Positive/negative effects on target participants
5. Adaptation Extent to which the intervention will be appropriate in a new situation Degree to which similar outcomes are obtained in a new format
6. Integration Extent to which the intervention can be integrated in the existing system Perceived fit with infrastructure
7. Expansion Extent to which the intervention can be expanded Fit with organizational goals and culture
Positive and negative effects on organization
8. Limited-efficacy testing Extent to which the feasibility study is designed to test an intervention in a limited way Maintenance of changes from initial change
Intended effects of intervention on key intermediate variables