Effect | Effect size |
Measurement/consideration of unanticipated effects |
Mechanism/mediator | Map of possible mechanisms/logic maps |
Mediator or mechanism-based moderator analysis |
Assessment/statements of most likely mechanisms and any contextual conditions (these can be narratives) |
Moderator/context | Context-based moderator analysis/subgroup analysis (analysis testing the differences that context makes to outcome; theoretically driven/conducted due to data availability/not theoretically driven/not mentioned prior to analysis) |
Statements qualifying contextual variations (these can be narratives) |
Implementation | A list/statement/description of key components effecting implementation success (including fidelity issues, barriers and facilitators to implementation, acceptability, feasibility etc) |
A list/statement/description of key components deemed necessary for replication elsewhere |
Economic | Quantification of inputs to the intervention/intervention outputs |
Quantification of intensity (eg, spend per head) |
Estimate of cost of implementation (including by subgroup) |
Estimate of cost-effectiveness by unit output or by subgroup |
Estimate of cost–benefit (including by subgroup) |