Table 2.
Feasibility objectives evaluated and sources of information
| Data source used | Objective 1: Recruitment capability | Objective 2: Data collection procedures and outcome measures | Objective 3: Acceptability and suitability of intervention and study procedures | Objective 4: Resources and implementation of study and intervention | Objective 5: Preliminary evaluation of participant responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct research measures – Quantitative standardized measures | • Participant recruitment and refusal rates |
• Missing data • Internal consistency • Sensitive to effects • Normed within appropriate population researched |
• Retention rate • Follow-up rates |
N/A |
• Quantitative data indicate likely success • Participant level data suggest changes in key outcomes • Outcome change in expected direction • Estimate of effects show promise • Evidence intervention change is not in desired outcomes |
| Implementation measure completed by teachers – Checklist | N/A | N/A | • Fidelity of implementation (checklist) | N/A |
• Feedback intervention likely successful • Evidence intervention not implemented as intended |
| Semi-structured interviews conducted with teachers | • Relevance of intended population for recruitment |
• Capacity • Amount of data required • Time burden |
• Engagement to intervention • Integration into curriculum • Time burden of intervention • Acceptability of intervention • Interest of intervention from participants • Safety considerations |
• Supports provided by research team • Adverse events reported • Technology/equipment appropriate and functional (school support) • Technology appropriate (online data collection) |
• Feedback of intervention indicate likely successful • Data collection procedures appropriate • Outcome measures appropriate • Evidence intervention change is not desired outcomes • Evidence intervention not implemented as intended • Too many adaptations made to intervention |
| Reported by researchers | • Relevance of intended population for recruitment | N/A | • Adherence to study procedures |
• Administrative capacity • Ethics adherence • Adverse events reported • Budget adherence • Technology and equipment sufficient • Data entry and analysis managed |
• Outcome measures and intervention theoretically aligned • Too many adaptations made to intervention • Findings congruent with proposed theoretical model or relationship |