Classification schemes for knowledge translation interventions: a practical resource for researchers

Slaughter, Susan E.; Zimmermann, Gabrielle L.; Nuspl, Megan; Hanson, Heather M.; Albrecht, Lauren; Esmail, Rosmin; Sauro, Khara; Newton, Amanda S.; Donald, Maoliosa; Dyson, Michele P.; Thomson, Denise; Hartling, Lisa

doi:10.1186/s12874-017-0441-2

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Table 2 Classification schemes of KT interventions that were recommended for use

From: Classification schemes for knowledge translation interventions: a practical resource for researchers

Article	Purpose of Classification Scheme	Area of Application	Context of Previous Use^a	Number of Citations^b	Quality Score^c
Abraham 2008 [22]	To provide a common vocabulary for behaviour change interventions	Behaviour change	Physical activity, healthy eating, change in cognition, HIV/AIDS	816	6
Albrecht 2013 [23]	To compare quality of reporting and types of KT interventions being used	Behaviour change	–	44	5
Best 2008 [24]	To improve past Cancer Control Frameworks	Cancer practice & policy	Cancer practice & policy	54	4
Cane 2012 [25]	To “simplify and integrate” multiple behaviour change theories, by refining the theoretical domains framework (TDF)	Behaviour change	–	259	6
Carlson 2010 [26]	To categorize future health outcomes-based reimbursement schemes	Reimbursement schemes	–	107	2
Century 2012 [27]	To understand (1) aspects of implementation, (2) factors that affect implementation, and (3) tools for measuring these	Education	–	9	5
CIHI 2001 [28]	To summarize strategies by target audience, timing and methods	Population health	Health policy & decision making	Not found	4
Czaja 2003 [29]	Taxonomy of complex psychosocial and behaviour interventions	Alzheimer’s disease	Alzheimer’s disease	42	5
Damschroder 2009 [30]	List of constructs to promote theory development and verification across multiple settings	Multiple	–	1101	6
Dixon 2010 [31]	To describe competency domains for health behaviour change interventions	Behaviour change	Public health	8	6
Dogherty 2010 [32]	Taxonomy of facilitation interventions/strategies and facilitator role synopsis	Nursing implementation	Nursing	50	4
Dy 2011 [33]	To classify patient safety practices	Patient safety	Patient safety	12	6
EPOC 2010 [34]	To (1) help authors register a title with EPOC; and (2) address key issues that frequently arise in EPOC protocols and reviews in the background and methods section	Health care	–	Not found	6
Galbraith 2011 [35]	To identify elements of behavioural interventions that guide translation of interventions from research to practice	HIV/AIDS prevention	HIV/AIDS Prevention	20	6
Gifford 2013 [36]	To inform future research about leadership behaviour	Nursing	Nursing	18	6
Greenhalgh 2004 [37]	To use for diffusion of innovations in health services organizations	Health services	–	2207	5
Hendriks 2013 [38]	To facilitate action-oriented approach for policy makers addressing wicked problems	Population health	Population health & health policy	16	5
Keller 2004 [39]	To identify and document interventions for public health nurses	Public health	Public health nursing	68	6
Lamb 2011 [40]	Taxonomy of interventions used to prevent falls in older adults	Geriatric medicine	Injury prevention & geriatric medicine	34	5
Lavis 2006 [41]	To inform national level dialogue on linking research to action	Knowledge translation	–	171	5
Leeman 2007 [42]	Taxonomy categorizing implementation methods	Nursing	–	48	4
Lowe 2011 [43]	Taxonomy of interventions to improve consumers’ medicines	Patient safety; behaviour change	Prescribing practices	9	6
Mazza 2013 [44]	Taxonomy to classify the nature and content of implementation strategies	Implementation science	–	19	4
Michie 2011a [45]	To link interventions to potential behavioural targets	Behaviour change	Tobacco control & obesity	557	7
Michie 2011b [46]	To provide basis for improving reliable and systematic application of evidence and theory for interventions	Behaviour change	Physical activity & healthy eating	345	6
Michie 2011c [47]	Taxonomy of behaviour change techniques for smoking cessation	Behaviour change	Smoking cessation & health promotion	114	6
Michie 2012 [48]	To identify behaviour change techniques used to reduce excessive alcohol consumption	Behaviour change	Reduction of alcohol consumption	64	6
Nuffield 2007 [49]	To justify different policy initiatives in public health	Public health	Infectious disease, obesity, smoking/alcohol & water fluoridation	Not found	3
Powell 2012 [50]	To provide implementation strategies for innovations	Mental health	Mental health	117	6
Schulz 2010 [51]	To assess the relationships between outcomes and intervention components	Implementation science	Implementation science	45	6
Shojania 2004 [52]	To help users assess whether evidence suggests that a quality improvement strategy is applicable to their context	Quality improvement	Multiple disease areas	Not found	6
Stirman 2013 [53]	To classify modifications to evidence-based programs during implementation	Implementation science	–	40	6
Taylor 2011 [54]	To categorize contextual features influencing successful implementation	Patient safety	–	66	6
Walter 2003 [55]	To increase the impact of research	Policy & behaviour change	–	45	4
Ward 2010 [56]	To improve success of incorporating research-based knowledge into action	Knowledge translation	–	71	6

^aArea where scheme has previously been tested. Those with – have not been tested in any specific context
^bNumber of citations for each article via title search in Scopus
^cQuality score is the overall adapted AGREE II score, reached by consensus between two researchers

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