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Table 3 Set of process measures

From: The European quality of care pathways (EQCP) study on the impact of care pathways on interprofessional teamwork in an acute hospital setting: study protocol: for a cluster randomised controlled trial and evaluation of implementation processes

Process measures

Typology

Description

Instrument

Respondents

Adherence to the complex intervention

Implementation parameter

Process adherence parameter measuring the extent to which the evidence-based key interventions were actually implemented.

Process-follow-up files

Study coordinator

Project team composition

Implementation parameter

The composition of the project team: size and professional groups that are part of it.

Process-follow-up files

Study coordinator

Project satisfaction

Implementation parameter

Satisfaction with the implementation process.

Process-follow-up files

Study coordinator

Project meetings

Implementation parameter

Number of meetings the project team organised during the implementation process.

Process-follow-up files

Study coordinator

Facilitators and barriers

Implementation parameter

What facilitators and barriers were encountered during the implementation process of the care pathway?

Semi-structured interviews

Study coordinator and stakeholders of the management and team

Pathway effectiveness

Implementation parameter

How did the implementation of the care pathway affect patient care and teamwork?

Semi-structured interviews

Study coordinator and stakeholders of the management and team