Table 1. Summary of Training, Support, and Monitoring for Physical Activity Coaches.
Time | Description | |
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Initial training | 6-h training session for all site staff, including coaches with individualized 1.5-h training | • Delivered by either trial PI or the intervention coordinator |
• Review of coach's manual, with explicit, session-by-session guide | ||
• Familiarized the coaches with the specific challenges of working with patients with HD | ||
• Offered a background to the intervention's SDT framework | ||
Ongoing support | Minimum 2 discussions, others as needed | • Before first visit, coaches had video discussion with the intervention coordinator to assist them in interpreting a participant's baseline assessment scores |
• After the first or second home visit, coaches had a further discussion with the intervention coordinator to discuss goal setting and address any concerns or issues | ||
• Coaches were further encouraged to contact the intervention coordinator if they had any questions about the home visits as the intervention progressed, either by e-mail or videoc-onferencing |
Abbreviations: HD, Huntington disease; PI, principal investigator; SDT, self-determination theory.