Table 2 MICT study design and data collection phases
Phase | Year | Data collection | Purpose | Source | Total number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 1 | Provider questionnaire | Assess quantifiable aspects of organizational context | Agency director | n = 8 |
Baseline | 1 | In-depth interviews | Assess qualitative dimensions of organizational context | Agency director, NGO staff | n = 32 (4/site x 8 sites) |
Baseline | 1 | Organizational histories | Document organization origins, mission, target population, changes over time | Agency print materials | n = 8 |
Baseline | 1 | Week-long, face-to-face workshop | Teach NGO staff common factors and train them in intervention development | Location: Ukraine | N/A |
Development | 1 & 2 | 1-month interviews | Document intervention development, provide consultation as needed | Agency staff | n = 48 (1/site x 8 sites x 6/year) |
Development | 2 | Intervention manual | Assess common factors, clear goals, well-defined population | Each agency | n = 8 |
Development | 2 | Manual checklist | Determine if interventions include common factors, clear goals | Each agency | n = 8 |
Development | 3 | 3-month interviews | Documentation of intervention development; consultation | Agency staff | n = 32 |
Implement | 2 & 3 | Intervention observations | Determine quality of intervention implementation | Video recorded sessions | 1 complete intervention/site |
Implement | 3 | Common factors checklist | Assess presence or absence of common factors in implementation | Checklist of observation | n = 8 |
Implement | 3 & 4 | Follow-up interviews | Document why common factors included or not | Intervention facilitators | n = 16 (1-2 facilitators/site) |
Effectiveness | 3 & 4 | Baseline & 3-month assessments | Determine whether interventions reduce participants’ risk | Intervention participants | n = 520 (130/site x 4 sites) |