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 | ✓ | ✓ |