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Table 1 Most important factors, stages, and changeability (including consensus)

From: Factors influencing the adoption, implementation, and continuation of physical activity interventions in primary health care: a Delphi study

Round 1

Round 2

 

Stage

Stage & changeability

Factors related to the innovation

  

Sustainability

A & C

Continuation

Time investment

Implementation

 

Financial feasibility for PHC organizations and professionals

A, I, & C

A, I, & CC

Accessibility to the target group

A, I, & C

A, I, & C

Fit with PHC organizations’ and professionals’ objectives

Adoption

 

Possibility to tailor intervention to participants’ needs

Implementation

 

Complexity of organization intervention

Continuation

 

Evidence for intervention effectiveness

Continuation

 

Factors related to the socio-political context

  

Presence of a public health problem

Adoption

Adoption

Support for intervention from government

A, I, & C

 

Support for intervention from insurance companies

A, I, & C

AdoptionC

Support for intervention from local authorities

I & C

 

Support for intervention from PHC professionals

A, I, & C

 

Presence of intervention champions within community

Adoption

 

Availability of PA or sport facilities within community

Continuation

 

Network between intervention developer and external parties

Continuation

 

Network between PHC and local PA or sport facilities

Continuation

ContinuationC

Factors related to the organization

  

Time to deliver the intervention

A, I, & C

A, I, & C

Presence of the target group within the organization

I & C

I & C

Support for intervention from management

Adoption

 

Support for intervention from professionals within the organization

A & I

AdoptionC

Presence of intervention champions within the organization

Adoption

AdoptionC

Factors related to the patient

  

Participants’ feedback

I & C

I & CC

Relationship between provider and participant

Continuation

 

Potential participants’ enthusiasm

I & C

 

Factors related to the adopting person

  

Provider knowledge

Implementation

ImplementationC

Provider skills

I & C

ImplementationC

Provider motivation to deliver the intervention

I & C

I & CC

Provider attitudes towards PA

Adoption

AdoptionC

Provider attitudes towards the intervention

A & I

AdoptionC

Provider attitudes towards intervention effectiveness

A, I & C

Adoption C

Provider experience with intervention effectiveness

I & C

Implementation

Factors related to the innovation strategy

  

Introduction’s success

I & C

I & C

Time to introduce intervention

A & I

 

Intervention materials (participants)

Implementation

 

Availability of list of local PA or sport facilities

Continuation

ContinuationC

Financial resources for introduction

A, I, & C

 
  1. Note. A adoption; I implementation; C continuation; Cconsensus on changeability + changeable.