Table 1.

Research procedure and timeline

1. Phase One - April 2007 until March 2008
Training and support for Logic Modelling process
Organise training workshop for project staff to introduce evaluation proposal and Logic Modelling concept
Develop, refine and confirm individual project Logic Models with project staff.
Agree end of Phase One Logic Models with project staff
Preparation for data collection
Establish baseline data for intended target groups in all three regions; Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Prepare and submit ethics application for Phase Two.
Agree short, medium & longer term outcome indicators with project staff
Agree monitoring and reporting of routine and project monitoring data with project staff
Develop draft interview schedules for Phase Two
Formative feedback
Review NICE recommendations on smoking cessation services and feedback to project staff
Prepare and submit final version of Phase One report
Host end Phase 1 feedback sessions for all project staff
2. Phase Two - April 2008 until June 2010
Training and Support for Logic Modelling process
Meet project staff to review ongoing relevance and validity of their project Logic Models
Finalise Logic Models with project staff
Preparation for data collection
Set up database for routine and project monitoring data
Refine and agree final interview schedules
Data collection
Set up and conduct interviews with service users, non-service users and project staff (service providers)
Data analysis
Transcribe interviews; code and analyse
Routine and project monitoring outcome data-file cleaning & validation
Routine and project monitoring data entry and analysis
Publication and dissemination
Prepare and submit interim Phase Two report
Prepare and submit draft final report
Write up and submit final report
Prepare for & deliver final feedback event for all staff
Prepare evaluation findings summary paper