Table 1.
Women Weigh-In for Wellness Intervention Fidelity Plan.
| Study Component | Fidelity Plan |
|---|---|
| Design | 1. Ensure same intervention dose within conditions |
| • Fixed content in internet web-messaging | |
| • Feedback about weight logs and eating activity goals provided at fixed intervals | |
| • Professional weight loss counseling provided using fixed length, frequency and number of contact sessions | |
| • Peer support group provided using fixed frequency and fixed content of discussion topics posted | |
| • Any deviations from protocol recorded | |
| 2. Ensure equivalent dose across conditions | |
| • Web-messaging content identical across intervention groups | |
| • Frequency of additional contact for women in professional counseling email group and peer-led discussion group is similar | |
| 3. Plan for implementation setbacks | |
| • Train back-up providers for professional weight loss counselor and peer support leader positions | |
| Training | 1. Training of all personnel by investigators initially and at specified intervals |
| 2. Guidelines for content of email messages and discussion board postings established | |
| Intervention Delivery | 1. Investigator-prepared guide for content/concepts in newsletters and hot topics |
| 2. Investigator oversight of newsletters and hot topics before website posting | |
| 3. For professional weight loss counseling via email | |
| • Emails copied to and monitored by investigators | |
| • Email messages sent and received printed and filed weekly | |
| 4. For peer-led online support group | |
| • List of topics prepared have oversight by investigators prior to testing | |
| • Project coordinator and/or investigators monitors discussion board weekly | |
| • Record of discussions printed and filed weekly | |
| Intervention Receipt | 1. Monitoring of all participants |
| • Goal-setting forms | |
| • Weight logs | |
| • Weekly hits by each participant | |
| 2. Monitoring of participants in peer-led online support group | |
| • Log-in | |
| • Postings | |
| 3. Monitoring of professional weight loss counseling via email | |
| • Return receipt used to monitor opening of email messages | |
| • Replies from participants printed and filed | |
| Enactment | 1. Monitoring of behavioral skills and cognitive strategies of participants |
| • Attainment of goals | |
| • Assessments of weight, and eating and activity behavioral and biomarkers | |
| • Assessments of cognitive-perceptual influences at 6,18, and 30 months | |