Table 3.
Process variables collected for the process evaluation of a multicomponent dyadic intervention study according to Reelick and colleagues [15]
Process measures | Process variables |
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Study population | |
1. Recruitment and selection rate | a) Number of eligible persons in screened population |
b) Number of dyads from the sample of eligible persons | |
c) Number of dyads versus aimed number | |
2. Barriers and facilitators in recruitment and selection process | a) Difference in baseline characteristics between nonparticipating and participating eligible dyads |
b) Motivation of nonparticipating and participating eligible dyads | |
c) Experience with recruitment and selection | |
3. Follow-up: attrition rate | Number of dyads completing follow-up versus number started |
4. Barriers and facilitators for follow-up | Reasons for drop-out and motivation for continued participation |
Multiple components | |
1. Quality of delivery of the interventional components | a) The part of each component and the home visits delivered by the coaches |
b) Satisfaction with delivery of home visits | |
2. Barriers and facilitators for delivery of interventional components | Reasons for diverging from or applying intervention components |
3. Adherence to interventional components | a) Number of home visits followed |
b) Intervention components (partly) followed | |
c) Homework adherence | |
4. Barriers and facilitators for adherence to interventional components | Motivation for (lack of) attendance and compliance |
5. Experience of participants and instructors with interventional components | a) Perceived benefit |
b) Strong and weak aspects of the interventional components and total intervention | |
Data acquisition | |
1. Outcome measures: coverage of interventional components | Average number of outcomes per component |
2. Completeness of data collection | a) Number and characteristics of missing data |
b) Feasibility of outcome measures | |
c) Reasons why data were missing | |
3. Barriers and facilitators for data collection | Comparison of qualitative and quantitative effectiveness data |