Table 2.
Key process evaluation concepts
| Feasibility | The extent to which an intervention can be delivered or carried out within a given setting |
| Delivery | |
| Fidelity | The extent to which the intervention activities are delivered by the intervention providers as planned and are true to the ‘spirit of the intervention’ |
| Dose delivered | The amount of each intervention activity delivered by the intervention providers |
| Adaption | Changes made by intervention providers to the original intervention activity during implementation |
| Acceptability | |
| Reach | The proportion of intended intervention recipients participating in each intervention activity |
| Participant responsiveness | How the intervention providers and recipients interact and are satisfied with the intervention activities |
| Context | Aspects of the physical, social, and economic environment that may influence delivery and acceptance of the intervention |
| Implementation | A composite score indicating the extent to which the intervention has been implemented and received by the intervention providers and recipients |