Research Article

Advancing Implementation of Evidence-Based Public Health in China: An Assessment of the Current Situation and Suggestions for Developing Regions

Table 2

CFIR perspectives on EBPH implementation issues.

CFIR dimensionKey issues and problems

Intervention characteristicsIntervention sources were limited, and most were from external channels; the quality of the evidence was not ideal.
Inner settingThe implementation was restricted by the capacity of both the leaders and the subordinates; there was a lack of organizational incentives and rewards for EBPH implementation.
Outer settingAlthough external policies proposed that practitioners implement evidence-based practices, the execution of the policies was not good, and the government funding was insufficient; there was low patient compliance with the practitioners’ EBPH practices.
Individual characteristicsThere was a lack of time and energy to practice EBPH and low awareness and identification of EBPH.
Implementation processThere was no clear process for EBPH implementation.