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. 2014 Mar 1;9:30. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-30

Table 3.

Operationalization and summary of the ten implementation variables considered in predicting change in social cognitions

Implementation variables
Abbreviation
Continuous variable
Dichotomous variable*
    Range Yes No
Presenter characteristics
 
 
 
 
  Seminar number using the new CMCL curriculum
CMCL#
1–4
 
 
  Years the presenter has been part of CMCL staff
CMCLyears
0-5
 
 
  Whether the presenter is a HCP themselves
HCPpresenter
 
66
26
Intervention delivery components
 
 
 
 
  Number of attendees present
Attendees
8–77
 
 
  Duration (minutes)
Duration
60–120
 
 
  Parasport athlete present at seminar to share his/her experience with the role his/her HCP played in his/her LTPA success
Athlete
 
85
7
  Parasport equipment available for viewing and use by attendees
Equipment
 
42
50
  Educational resources about LTPA for people with a physical disability distributed to attendees
Resources
 
87
5
  Inclusion of audio-visual component (e.g., photos, videos) not part of standard CMCL curriculum
AVadded
 
14
78
  Partner with community organization Partner   21 71

Note. AV: Audiovisual; CMCL: ‘Changing Minds, Changing Lives’; HCP: Healthcare professional; LTPA: Leisure-time physical activity. Data for the presenter characteristics were extracted from presenter demographic questionnaires completed prior to interventionist training. Data for the intervention delivery components were extracted from the Presenter Checklists that were completed for 14 of the 15 seminars delivered to HCPs during the study period.

*Number of participants exposed to each implementation variable over the 14 seminars for which Presenter Checklists are available. The seminar that is missing a Presenter Checklist had five participants attend; hence, frequencies in the last column add up to 92.