Table 2.
Variables covered in the questionnaire
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Demographic information about participants and their organisation: | |
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Location of organisation – coded into urban (RA1), regional (RA2-3), or remote (RA4-5), using ASGC-RA* |
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Role of person in organisation (6 response options e.g. AHW, administrative, researcher)* |
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Organisation type (AMS, hospital/health service, University, research organisation, NGO, GO, other – recoded into AMS, GO, NGO, University) |
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Orientation to general population or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples |
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General information: | |
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Overview of program – open ended |
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Adapted or newly made messages (Y/N) |
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Messages as stand alone or part of a program (Y/N)* |
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Target groups (youth, pregnant, elders, adult men, adult women, other) |
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Different message styles for target groups (Y/N) |
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Degree messages developed by a bottom-up vs. top-down approach - scale 1 (mostly bottom-up) to 10 (mostly top-down) |
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Degree messages aimed at individuals vs. community - scale 1 (mostly individual) to 10 (mostly community) |
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Theoretical framework (Y/N – describe if Y) |
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Type of messages (7 response options e.g. educational, threat, positive benefit) |
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Formative phases: | |
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Community consultation (Y/N) |
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How information from the community was gathered (10 response options e.g. community groups, surveys)* |
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Topics explored with community (13 response options e.g. knowledge, threat from smoking, barriers to quit)* |
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Message development phase: | |
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Cultural challenges (Y/N - describe if Y)* |
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Input sources for development (7 response options e.g. community, survey results, expert advice)* |
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Personnel used for advice (10 response options e.g. AHWs, other health professionals, health promotion advisors, Indigenous artists) – recoded into Indigenous advisors (Y/N) |
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Message features (16 response options e.g. Indigenous theme, health related statistics, effect of tobacco on family) - recoded into number of superficial and deep structures (see text) |
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Recommended actions (Y/N) |
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Recommended actions if Y (7 response options e.g. quit smoking, see GP, ring Quitline) recoded into referral options <2 or ≥2 |
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Pre-test phase: | |
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Pre-tests with community (Y/N) |
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How pretested (8 response options e.g. informal discussion, reference group, survey) |
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Unexpected outcomes (Y/N - describe if Y)* |
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Resource development/distribution: | |
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Developed resources (Y/N)* |
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Community consulted about resources (Y/N)* |
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Resources developed (15 response options e.g. posters, DVD, T-shirts) recoded into print media, digital media, TV ads, merchandise, resources for quit groups, training, and other* |
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Area of distribution (5 response options e.g. local, regional)* |
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Evaluation of messages/resources: | |
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Messages/resources tested or evaluated (Y/N). ‘Evaluations planned’ were formulated from notes of discussion about evaluation when N was indicated |
| • | What tested (8 response options e.g. knowledge, quit rates, smoke-free spaces)* |
Legend: AMS = Aboriginal Medical Service; GO = government organisation; NGO = non-government organisation; Y = yes; N = no; RA = remoteness area classification; AHW – Aboriginal Health Worker. ASGC-RA = Australian Standard Geographical Classifications - Remoteness Area [22]. *Indicates findings not reported here – for further information contact author or refer to full report [23].