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Table 2 Comparison of responses between survey and interview results

From: Trialists perspectives on sustaining, spreading, and scaling-up of quality improvement interventions

Interview code

Discipline (role in research, if different)

Manuscript effectiveness

Survey: effective

Interview: effective

Survey: sustained

Interview: sustained

Survey: spread

Interview: spread

001

011 (same study)

Physician (Researcher)

Researcher

X

X

X

(by another researcher)

002

Pharmacist (minimal research)

X

X

X

X

X

X

003

Physician

(minimal research)

X

X

Somewhat

004

Physician

X

X

Not sustained in original setting but made an impact 5–8 years later

Spread 5–8 years later

005

Physician (Researcher)

006

Pharmacist (Researcher)

X

X

(Then stopped)

007

Dietitian (Implementer)

(For a few years then ended)

X

Resources and ideas were spread

008

Physician (Researcher)

(In a new format)

(In a new format)

009

(2 studies)

Business and Research

1 component effective

X

X

Some ideas sustained

(The tool only)

X

X

X

(Outside of research)

010

Psychologist

(Research + Industry)

X

X