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Table 1 iCAT_SR dimensions and assessment categories [27, 29]

From: Applying the intervention Complexity Assessment Tool to brief interventions targeting long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonist use in primary care: Lessons learned

Core Dimensions

Assessment Categories

1. Organisational levels and categories targeted by the intervention

 I. Single category

 II. Multi-category

 III. Multi-level

2. Behaviour or actions of intervention recipients or participants to which the intervention is directed

 I. Single target

 II. Duel target

 III. Multi target

3. Active components included in the intervention, in relation to the comparison

 I. One component

 II. More than one component

 III. More than one component and delivered a bundle

4. The degree of tailoring intended or flexibility permitted across sites or individuals in applying or implementing the intervention

 I. Inflexible

 II. Moderately tailored/ flexible

 III. Highly tailored/ flexible

5. The level of skill required by those delivering the intervention in order to meet the intervention’s objectives

 I. Basic skills

 II. Intermediate level skills

 III. High level skills

6. The level of skill required for the targeted behaviour when entering the included studies by those receiving the intervention, in order to meet the intervention’s objectives

 I. Basic skills

 II. Intermediate level skills

 III. High level skills

Optional Dimensions

Assessment Categories

7. The degree of interaction between intervention components, including the independence / interdependence of intervention components

 I. Independent

 II. Moderate interaction

 III. High level interaction

8. The degree to which the effects of the intervention are dependent on the context or setting in which it is implemented

 I. Independent

 II. Moderately context dependent

 III. Highly context dependent

9. The degree to which the effects of the intervention are modified by recipient or provider factors

 I. Largely independent of individual-level factors

 II. Moderately dependent on individual-level factors

 III. Highly dependent on individual-level factors

10. The nature of the causal pathway between the intervention and the outcome it is intended to effect

 I. Pathway linear, short

 II. Pathway linear, long

 III. Pathway variable, long