Table 3 The APEASE criteria and example questions

Affordable

Would others be able and willing to pay to implement the intervention?

Practicability

Would others have sufficient physical resources or sufficiently trained staff to implement the intervention?

Effectiveness

Would others believe the likely effect-size of the intervention was sufficient to justify the time and resources necessary to implement it?

Acceptability

Would relevant stakeholders (public, professional, and political) deem the intervention socially appropriate?

Side-effects

What side-effects (positive or negative) are likely to emerge and how could they be monitored? How can potential negative side-effects be mitigated?

Equity

Will the intervention increase unwanted disparities in different people’s standard of living, psychological wellbeing, or physical wellbeing?