Table 2 Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) outcome

Reach

The number or proportion of people who participate in the intervention

Proportion of eligible Veterans who receive each EBP

Effectiveness

The effect of the intervention on relevant outcomes (e.g., quality of life, economic outcomes)

Facility-free days: the number of days an older Veteran remains alive and outside the hospital or nursing home

Adoption^a

The number or proportion of sites or individuals who are willing to initiate the program

Proportion of VA Medical Center (or service line) who begin implementation of the EBP

Implementation^a

Fidelity to the core components of the intervention

Of adopting sites, proportion of EBP interactions that complete 80% or more of EBP core components

Maintenance^a

Sustainment of the program or behavior over a period of 6 months

Of adopting sites, proportion of eligible Veterans enrolled in EBP is stable at 1 year follow-up