Table 2.

Process evaluation in Te Ira Tangata

Data collection method	Data collected
Programme documentation and observation (to assess fidelity, dose and reach)	Number of sessions of patient support Number of PST sessions Completion of PST Audiotaping of PST sessions Examination of written client PST research records Number of clients where sense of belonging addressed in PST Use of GP voucher Number of postcards sent Summary of discussions around adverse events Proportion of clients who received the interventions in each centre Proportion of clients not contactable after presentation to hospital
Structured interviews (to assess barriers, facilitators and suggestions for improvement)	Interview research clinicians re barriers and facilitators to the interventions plus suggestions for improvement Interview purposive sample of patients re what helped and what did not help plus suggestions for improvement Twelve month telephone interview of all patients what helped and what did not help Interview GP's who saw clients through GP voucher to assess their perception of the intervention and suggestions for improvement Interview focus group of staff in mental health and cultural services re barriers and facilitators to interventions plus suggestions for improvement