Table 4.
Domain Implementation: Fidelity scores for the group education sessions.
| Session number | Session name | Given by | Mean ratio of good fidelity a (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First evaluation | Second evaluation | |||||
| Content | Delivery | Content | Delivery | |||
| #1 b | Living well and breathing easy | Nurse | 4/5 (80) | 3/3 (100) | 4/5 (80) | 2.3/3 (77) |
| #4 b | Breathing management | Physiotherapist | 5/5 (100) | 3/3 (100) | 3.7/5 (74) | 2.3/3 (77) |
| #5 | Conserving energy | Occupational therapist | 2.5/4 (62.5) | 3/3 (100) | 3.5/4 (87.5) | 2.75/3 (92) |
| #6 | Medications for chronic lung disease | Nurse | 4.5/5 (90) | 3/3 (100) | 4.5/5 (90) | 3/3 (100) |
| #7 | Inhaler devices | Respiratory therapist | 4/4 (100) | 3/3 (100) | 3.3/4 (82.5) | 3/3 (100) |
| #8 | Integrating an exercise program into your life | Physiotherapist | Not scored | Not scored | 3/5 (60) | 3/3 (100) |
| #9 | Management of respiratory infections | Nurse | 4/5 (80) | 3/3 (100) | 4.5/5 (90) | 3/3 (100) |
| #10 | Management of aggravating environmental factors | Nurse | 4/4 (100) | 3/3 (100) | 3.5/4 (87.5) | 3/3 (100) |
| #11 | Management of anxiety and stress | Social worker | 2.5/5 (50) | 3/3 (100) | 4/5 (80) | 3/3 (100) |
| #12 | Nutrition and lung health | Nutritionist | 2.7/4 (68) | 1.7/3 (57) | 3/4 (75) | 1.7/3 (57) |
| Ratio of good fidelity total c (mean percentage) | 48/63 (76) | 38/40 (95) | 93/113 (82) | 66/75 (88) | ||
aGood fidelity is defined as a score ≥5 (Mostly complete with minor omissions) on a 7-point scale.
bSession #1 (Living well and breathing easy) & #3 (Living well with chronic lung disease) and sessions #2 (Exercise) & #4 (Breathing management) were merged. The score forms for session #1 and for session #4 were used.
cNumber of items with good fidelity/total number of items that are scored.