Appendix A: Glossary of terms

Term Definition Brief definition
adoption Intention, decision, or action to take up a practice, service, or innovation. (Proctor, 2011) Intention, decision, or action to take up a practice, service or innovation. (Proctor, 2011)
antecedente Un evento, situación o incidente que debe ocurrir o estar en su lugar para que el concepto exista. Como requisito previo requerido, no puede ser un atributo definitorio o una consecuencia del concepto. (Walker and Avant, 2005)   Sinónimo: Precondición, requisito previo   Un evento, situación o incidente que debe ocurrir o estar en su lugar para que el concepto exista. Como requisito previo requerido, no puede ser un atributo definitorio o una consecuencia del concepto. (Walker and Avant, 2005)   Sinónimo: Precondición, requisito previo
audit The official inspection of a division, department, or clinician group, usually by an independent body. An audit is differentiated from more conventional evaluations carried out by an organization during the normal course of operations. (Squires et al., 2019a)   An inspection of a division, department, or clinician group, usually conducted by an independent body.(Squires et al., 2019a)