Domain and constructs

Brief description

Outer setting

External Policy & Incentives:

Governmental directive to merge the organization Legal context

A broad construct that includes events that are external to the program or organization. In the context of the project, there was a merger.

•  Rules, regulations, professional standards governing clinical practices

Inner setting

Networks and communications

•  Nature and quality of formal and informal communications within the program:

o   quality and quantity of feedback among team members and across hierarchical levels o   clear communication of mission and goals

Implementation climate

•  The shared receptivity of clinicians to the use OMs and the extent to which that their use will be supported and expected within the clinical setting

Tension for change

•  The degree to which clinicians perceive the current situation as requiring change

Compatibility

•  How well the use of OMs fits with the needs and work practices of clinicians

Relative priority

•  Clinicians’ shared perception of the importance of the implementation within the program

Goals and feedback

•  The degree to which goals are clearly communicated, acted upon, and feedback to clinicians and alignment of that feedback with goals

Readiness for implementation

•  Tangible and immediate indicators of program commitment on the decision to implement the use of OMs

Leadership engagement

•  Commitment, involvement, and accountability of leaders and managers during the implementation

Access to knowledge and information

•  Ease of access to digestible information and knowledge about the use of OMs and how to incorporate it into work tasks

Intervention characteristics

Quality

•  Clinicians’ perceptions of the quality and validity of selected OMs

Value of the systematic use of OMs*

•  Clinicians’ perception of the advantages and value of the systematic use of OMs at the program level

Clinical value*

•  Clinicians ‘perception of the advantages and value of using OMs at the clinical level

Applicability*

•  The degree to which OMs can be applied or used with people with LLA under real-word conditions

Adaptability

•  The degree to which OMs can be adapted to meet clinical needs

Characteristics of individuals

Knowledge & beliefs about the intervention

•  Clinicians’ attitudes towards OMs as well as their familiarity with facts and principles related to the use of OMs

Other personal attributes:

motivation

•  The degree to which clinicians expressed motivation to use the OMs

Implementation process

Planning

•  The degree to which a plan for the implementation of OMs is developed.

o   Communication and information:

§  clear communication of mission and goals o   Involvement of clinicians at each step of the process

Engaging

•  Attracting and involving appropriate individuals in the implementation and use of OMs o   Formally appointed internal implementation leaders

Executing

•  Carrying out or accomplishing the implementation according to plan.

o   Users training o   Organizational support o   Communication activities

Reflecting and evaluating

•  Quantitative and qualitative feedback about the progress and quality of implementation