ORIGINAL PAPER Design features of a guideline implementation tool designed to increase awareness of a clinical practice guide to HIV rehabilitation: A qualitative process evaluation Nancy M. Salbach PhD, Associate Professor 1,2 | Patricia Solomon PhD, Professor, Associate Dean 3 | Kelly K. O'Brien PhD, Associate Professor 1,2,4 | Catherine Worthington PhD, Professor 5 | Larry Baxter BA, Community Volunteer 6 | Georgina Blanchard RM, MA, Research Consultant, Assistant Editor 6 | Alan Casey MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor 7 | Will Chegwidden BSc (OT)(Hons), Senior Occupational Therapist 8 | Le‐Ann Dolan BSW, Director of Operations 9 | Sarah Eby Hons BSc (Biomedical sciences), MScPT, Adjunct Lecturer 1 | Nicole Gervais MA, Study Coordinator 3 1 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 2 Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 3 School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada 4 Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 5 School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada 6 Realize, Toronto, ON, Canada 7 Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada 8 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 9 Our Place Society, Victoria, BC, Canada Correspondence Nancy Margaret Salbach, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, 160‐ 500 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7 Canada. Email: nancy.salbach@utoronto.ca Funding information Ministry of Research and Innovation, Grant/ Award Number: Early Researcher Awards; Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Grant/Award Numbers: Knowledge to Action operating grant and New Investigator Award Abstract Rationale, aims, and objectives: A comprehensive electronic guide (e‐module) describing an interprofessional, evidence‐informed approach to HIV rehabilitation was developed as an education resource for rehabilitation professionals. We developed a guideline implementation tool, consisting of a 10‐week, case‐based education intervention delivered by email, that was perceived to increase rehabilita- tion professionals' (occupational therapists (OTs), physical therapists (PTs), and speech language pathologists (SLPs)) knowledge and confidence to apply best practices in HIV rehabilitation. This study aimed to increase understanding of how the design of the guideline implementation tool facilitated increased awareness of and access to the e‐module among rehabilitation professionals. Methods: We conducted a single group intervention study with rehabilitation professionals in Canada and the United Kingdom. Six case studies targeting HIV path- ophysiology and associated conditions, an interprofessional approach to rehabilitation assessment and treatment, and psychosocial issues experienced by people living with HIV, were emailed to participants at 2‐week intervals. Individual semi‐structured interviews were conducted post‐intervention. Interview transcripts were analysed using a descriptive qualitative approach. Results: Twenty‐six individuals (17 from Canada, and 9 from the UK; 16 PTs, 7 OTs, 3 SLPs) were interviewed. One main theme related to design features of the interven- tion that facilitated learning and access to the e‐module emerged. Subthemes highlighted features of the case‐based intervention, including technical feasibility, Received: 30 April 2018 Revised: 5 October 2018 Accepted: 10 October 2018 DOI: 10.1111/jep.13070 J Eval Clin Pract. 2018;1–8. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/jep 1