Outcomes for Implementation Research: Conceptual Distinctions, Measurement Challenges, and Research Agenda

Proctor2011_Article_OutcomesForImplementationResea.pdf

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10488-010-0319-7

Proctor, E., Silmere, H., Raghavan, R. et al. (2011). Outcomes for Implementation Research: Conceptual Distinctions, Measurement Challenges, and Research Agenda. Adm Policy Ment Health, 38(65). doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0319-7

"This paper proposes a heuristic, working “taxonomy” of eight conceptually distinct implementation outcomes—acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, feasibility, fidelity, implementation cost, penetration, and sustainability—along with their nominal definitions."