Table 1.

Factors to consider about common implementation tools

FACTORS TO CONSIDER	IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS

	PRINTED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL^*	DECISION AIDS
Target audiences (Who is using the tool?)	Patients Patients and clinicians Patients, clinicians, and caregivers	Patients Patients and clinicians Patients, clinicians, and caregivers
Format (How is information presented?)	Infographic (eg, 1000-person diagram)^† Frequently asked questions Peer-reviewed publication of a clinical practice guideline	Infographic (eg, 1000-person diagram)^† Algorithms Decision trees
Content (What information is presented?)	Health outcomes of clinical interventions Benefits and harms Clinical risk scores Best practices for the topic Guideline recommendations	Decision under consideration is explicitly stated Information on test or intervention Benefits and harms Prompt to consider values and preferences Clinical risk scores
Passive dissemination (Examples of 1-way distribution of information to patients or physicians; no dialogue)	Review articles such as the following: CTFPHC. Recommendations on screening for developmental delay. CMAJ 2016;188(8):579–87. Read the CTFPHC 1000-person handout that was distributed at a conference (eg, the Prostate Cancer—1000-Person Tool in Figure 1)⁴	Hospital distributes decision tree on surgical options to newly diagnosed patients with prostate cancer
Active implementation (Examples of 2-way exchange of information between patients and physicians; active dialogue)	Discuss the printed CTFPHC 1000-person handout with a patient as part of a discussion on screening (eg, Figure 1)⁴	Review a CTFPHC infographic with a patient as part of a screening decision discussion (eg, Figure 1)⁴

CTFPHC—Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
↵* Printed educational materials can also be delivered through videos, online applications, etc.
↵† A diagram that shows a picture of 1000 individuals and the outcomes of screening for a condition for each person individually.