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Table 2 Adherence to the ACT SMART Implementation Toolkit in aggregate and by individual agency implementation team

From: Fidelity to the ACT SMART Toolkit: an instrumental case study of implementation strategy fidelity

 

Aggregate

M% (SD)

Agency 1

M% (SD)

Agency 2

M% (SD)

Agency 3a

M% (SD)

Agency 4

M% (SD)

Agency 5

M% (SD)

Agency 6

M% (SD)

Overall adherence scores

90% (11.3)

90.8% (14.5)

93.3% (14.9)

91.7% (14.4)

89.5% (17.4)

88.0% (26.8)

85.3% (20.2)

Pre-implementation

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

 Agency first contacted

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

 Agency interest indicated

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

 Agency recruitment meeting

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

 Orientation meeting attendance

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

Phase 1: Exploration

83% (18.0)

66.7% (57.7)

66.7% (57.7)

100%

100%

100%

66.7% (57.7)

 Recruit for agency assessment

83% (40.8)

100

0

100

100

100

100

 Agency assessment link sent

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

 Staff response rate ≥ 75%

67% (51.6)

0

100

100

100

100

0

Phase 2: Adoption

92% (17.8)

87.5% (35.4)

100%

75.0% (46.3)

87.5% (35.4)

100%

100%

 Treatment selection

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

 Evaluate fit

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

 Evaluate feasibility

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

 Evaluate clinical utility and validity

83% (40.8)

100

100

0

100

100

100

 Evaluate training requirements

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

 Evaluate funding source

100%

100

100

100

100

100

100

 Evaluate benefits and costs

50% (54.8)

0

100

0

0

100

100

 Validate adoption decision

100%

100

100

100a

100

100

100

Phase 3: Preparation

74% (19.5)

100%

100%

 

60% (54.8)

40% (54.8)

60% (54.8)

 Gather and review treatment materials

60% (54.8)

100

100

 

0

0

100

 Evaluate prospective adaptations

80% (44.7)

100

100

 

100

0

100

 Develop adaptation plan

50% (70.7)

100

N/A

 

N/A

0

N/A

 Develop training plan

100%

100

100

 

100

100

100

 Develop implementation plan

80% (44.7)

100

100

 

100

100

0

Phase 4: Implementation

100%

100%

100%

 

100%

100%

100%

 Carry out adaptation plan

100%

100

N/A

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

 Carry out training plan

100%

100

100

 

100

100

100

 Carry out implementation plan

100%

100

100

 

100

100

100b

  1. Adherence scoring range is 0–100%. M% = Mean percentage. N = 6 implementation teams
  2. aAgency implementation team made the decision to not adopt an EBP
  3. bAgency implementation team created and carried out an implementation plan in Phase 4