These included sustainability of implemented changes, post-implementation monitoring systems, human resource implications, and "environmental" considerations (assessing what is occurring in nearby areas or similar jurisdictions).
Another participant, a PI, cited the importance of staff buy-in during project implementation for promoting the sustainability of implemented changes: The executive sponsor just said "yep this is what we're doing from here on out".
Indeed, participants highlighted the influence of administrators and LCT leaders who, beyond just buying-in and supporting the implementation efforts, actually served as a champion for the sustainability of implemented changes.
The sustainability of implemented services depends on the congruence with organizational priorities.
(3) What factors were perceived by researchers and practitioners as facilitators or barriers that influenced the sustainability of implemented practices as well as the degree of sustainability?
In addition, this quote illustrates the influence of organizational resources in the sustainability of implemented practices, a prominent theme that is explicated in the following section.
Having an administrative-level champion who maneuvers in a dynamic, complex organizational structure and drives forward the sustainability of implemented practices is also important.
Purpose/Objective: The goal was to measure the relevance and effectiveness of the chosen approaches for introduction of LSE in the country and sustainability of implemented interventions.
Although shorter-term effects can be detected and the implementation process documented over a short time period, longer-term effects on patients registered in the program and on the practices of participating physicians, as well as the sustainability of implemented actions, require a long enough observation period to take place.
