Table 8

Products and implementation

Characteristics
Organizations producing CPGs
(n = 31)
Organizations producing HTAs
(n = 19)
Organizations producing CPGs and HTAs
(n = 45)
Organizations supporting government policymaking (n = 57)

Versions produced*

Full version with notes/references
31 (100%)
19 (100%)
44 (98%)
46 (81%)

Executive summary
20 (65%)
19 (100%)
32 (71%)
40 (70%)

Summary of take-home messages
14 (45%)
5 (26%)
20 (44%)
25 (44%)

Separate summaries/versions for different target users
10 (32%)
5 (26%)
21 (47%)
24 (42%)

Tools for application (e.g., algorithms, flow charts)
18 (58%)
2 (11%)
26 (58%)
28 (49%)

Produce at least one of the above 4 versions
27 (87%)
19 (100%)
37 (82%)
49 (86%)

Dissemination/implementation strategies used*

Send versions of products to the media
21 (68%)
10 (53%)
27 (60%)
32 (56%)

Mail or e-mail products to target users
19 (61%)
15 (79%)
33 (73%)
38 (67%)

Produce a CD-ROM and distribute it to target users
6 (19%)
2 (11%)
17 (38%)
20 (35%)

Post to a website accessed by target users
27 (87%)
13 (68%)
32 (71%)
42 (74%)

Submit to a clearinghouse
16 (52%)
11 (58%)
17 (38%)
8 (14%)

Other
20 (65%)
9 (47%)
18 (40%)
20 (35%)

Other implementation strategies used*

Patient-mediated interventions
7 (23%)
2 (11%)
11 (24%)
8 (14%)

Provider-mediated interventions
15 (48%)
6 (32%)
18 (40%)
23 (40%)

Organizational interventions
15 (48%)
10 (53%)
18 (40%)
27 (47%)

Strategies used to develop the capacity of target users to acquire, assess and use products they produce or services they deliver*

Organize training workshops for target users
19 (61%)
12 (63%)
31 (69%)
42 (74%)

Participate in training workshops for target users
17 (55%)
8 (42%)
31 (69%)
36 (63%)

Either organize or participate in training workshops for target users
25 (81%)
12 (63%)
34 (76%)
43 (75%)

Develop a resource document for target users
19 (61%)
10 (53%)
26 (58%)
38 (67%)

Other
5 (16%)
6 (32%)
5 (11%)
5 (9%)

Involvement of target users in implementation

By participation in implementation group
15 (48%)
8 (42%)
26 (58%)
37 (65%)

By survey of views/preferences
9 (29%)
6 (32%)
18 (40%)
28 (49%)

By review of draft implementation strategy
10 (32%)
5 (26%)
14 (31%)
19 (33%)

No
8 (26%)
3 (16%)
5 (11%)
1 (2%)

Not reported
2 (6%)
3 (16%)
9 (20%)
9 (16%)

*More than one answer was possible for the question

Lavis et al. Implementation Science 2008 3:54   doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-54

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