Needs assessment and planning for a clinic-community-based implementation program for hypertension control among blacks in New York City: a protocol paper

Table 1 Needs assessment scales administered to institutional and practice site personnel

Scale	Description	Personnel type administered scale
Scale	Description	Institutional (NYULH) Leadership (e.g., Director of Nursing for NYULH)	Practice Site Leadership (e.g., Medical Director)	Practice Site Providers (e.g., Physicians, Nurse Practitioners)	Practice Site and Institutional Staff (e.g., Medical Assistants, NCMs, CHWs)
Implementation Climate Scale	Assess organizational context for EBI implementation	X (shortened version)		X
Stress/Discrimination in Hypertension Management Scale	Assess perceptions of stress and racial discrimination experienced by patients at a healthcare organization	X	X	X	X
Implementation Leadership Scale	Examines the extent to which a leader is proactive, supportive, perseverant, and knowledgeable towards implementation, and the degree to which a hypertension management and control program can be implemented		X	X (provider version)	X (staff version)
Perceptions of PACE scale (CFIR-guided)	Guided by CFIR, this scale examines the practice culture, leadership attitudes, and beliefs around implementing PACE		X	X	X
Scalability Assessment	Assess the degree to which the PACE intervention is scalable	X	X
Provider Needs Assessment Scale	Examines provider-specific context and needs regarding implementation of a HTN management program			X
Practice Needs Assessment Scale	Examines practice site-specific context and needs regarding implementation of a HTN management program				X

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