Table 2

Outcomes and measures that participants provided to monitor implementation success

OutcomesMeasures
(n=16)
Main categoriesSubcategoriesSub-subcategories
QUANTITATIVE (n=10)
Visibility (n=6)Number of publications and feedback* (n=2)/
Utilisation (n=37)Reporting rate (n=18)Trend of reporting rates (n=5)
Critical reference values: <5 reports/week; <150 reports/2 years; minimum 1 report/month (n=3)
Reporting (rate) by professional groups, units (n=17)
Reporting rate by organisational units (n=1)
Relative reporting rate in relation to number of patients (n=1)/
Reporting rate not further defined (n=5)/
Adoption (n=10)*/
Fidelity (n=1)Correct report type following definition (n=7)/
Penetration (n=2)*//
Sustainability (n=1)Progression of trust
QUALITATIVE (n=6)
Visibility (n=6)RLS responsible nomination (n=3)/
RLS integration in IT structure (n=2)/
Outcome not further defined (n=12)Feedback, check back regarding RLS (n=8)/
Deduced interventions (n=5)/
Realised RLS training and knowledge (n=4)/
Quality of reports, eg, relevance (n=4)/
Awareness (n=5)*//
Acceptance (n=2)*//
  • *Outcome not further specified by a measure.

  • RLS, reporting and learning system.