Table 5 Most frequently identified facilitators to enhancing, addressing or reporting intervention fidelity
Facilitator | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Knowledge of how to assess or enhance | 209 (80.1) |
Availability of validated tools or checklists | 202 (77.4) |
Availability of practical guidance | 180 (69) |
Clear understanding of the definition | 168 (64.4) |
Perceived importance by researchers | 164 (62.8) |
Funding or monetary resources | 136 (52.1) |
Perceived importance by academic journals | 132 (50.6) |
Accessibility of methodologists or people with specific fidelity expertise | 123 (47.1) |
Availability of reporting criteria | 121 (46.4) |
Time | 114 (43.7) |
Priority given by journals | 84 (32.2) |
Do not know | 2 (0.8) |
Othera | 7 (2.7) |
Perceived importance by funders | 2 (0.8) |
Perceived importance by providers | 2 (0.8) |
Perceived importance by principal investigators | 1 (0.4) |
Translation from research to real world setting | 1 (0.4) |
Training | 1 (0.4) |