Table 3: Attributes of innovations (guidelines) that affect adoption
| Relative advantage | Is the new practice demonstrably superior to the old? |
| Compatibility | Do the CPGs represent already-held beliefs or values? Are they similar to previous experience or practice? |
| Complexity | How difficult are the CPGs to understand and incorporate into current practice? |
| "Trialability" | Can the provider "try on" parts of or all the new CPGs with comparative ease? |
| "Observability" | Can the provider observe practices or providers who have incorporated the new CPGs? |
