From: Systematic evaluation of implementation fidelity of complex interventions in health and social care
Areas to measure | General process questions | Data source and data collection method |
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Evaluation of adherence | ||
Content | Was each of the intervention components implemented as planned? | - observations of work practices - project leaders' logbooks - interviews with stakeholders and participants - Intervention 3: a previously developed and validated instrument IPS-fidelity scale will be used |
Frequency/Duration (Dosage, Dose delivery) | Were the intervention components implemented as often and for as long as planned? | - observations of work practices - project leaders logbooks - interviews with stakeholders and participants |
Coverage (Reach) | What proportion of target group participated in the intervention? | - interviews with project leaders and other relevant stakeholders |
Potential moderating factors | ||
Participant responsiveness (Dose received) | How were the participants engaged with the intervention services? How satisfied were the participants with the intervention services? How did the participants perceive the outcomes and relevance of the intervention? | - project leaders' logbooks - interviews with project leaders and participants - questionnaire items to participants included in the follow-up measurements |
Intervention complexity | How complex is the intervention? | - a group of external researchers will evaluate the intervention complexity |
Comprehensiveness of policy description | How specific is the interventions description? | - a group of external researchers will evaluate the comprehensiveness of policy description |
Strategies to facilitate implementation | What strategies were used to support implementation? How were these strategies perceived by staff involved in the project? | - interviews with project leaders, participants and other relevant stakeholders, - questionnaire items to participants included in the follow-up measurements |
Quality of delivery | How was the quality of delivering the intervention components? | - interviews with project leaders and participants, - observations of work practices |
Recruitment | What recruitment procedures were used to attract individuals to the intervention? What constituted barriers to maintaining involvement of individuals? | - interviews with those who recruited the participants - interviews with project leaders and participants |
Context | What factors at political, economical, organizational, and work group levels affected the implementation? | - interviews with project leaders, participants, and other relevant stakeholders - project leaders' logbooks - questionnaire items to participants included in the follow-up measurements |