Table 5 CICI framework generic checklist

Intervention characteristics

• Which intervention characteristics interact with the setting, the context and the implementation?

• How do these intervention characteristics interact with the setting, the context and the implementation?

Context

• Which aspects of the context interact with the implementation of the intervention?

• How do these aspects of the context interact with the intervention?

• How do these aspects of the context interact with implementation?

Implementation theory

• Which theoretical underpinning guides the implementation?

• How does this theory interact with the setting and the context?

• How does this theory interact with the intervention?

Implementation process

• Which stages of the implementation process are passed through during implementation?

• How does the implementation process interact with the setting and the context?

• How does the implementation process interact with the intervention?

Implementation strategy

• Which implementation strategies are employed during implementation?

• How do these implementation strategies interact with the setting and the context?

• How do these implementation strategies interact with the intervention?

Implementation agents

• Which implementation agents are involved in the implementation effort?

• How do these implementation agents interact with the setting and the context?

• How do these implementation agents interact with the intervention?

Implementation outcomes

•Which implementation outcomes are reported?

• How do these implementation outcomes interact with the intervention outcomes?

Setting

• Which aspects of the setting interact with the intervention?

•How does the setting interact with the intervention?

•How does the setting interact with the context?

• How does the setting interact with the implementation?