Table 2.
Summary of data-collection methods and details of the participants (qualitative study)
| Data collection method | Timing | Themes | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I | |||
| In-depth interviews | April 2015 to July 2015 | PRIME team: role, experience and lessons learned in designing, planning and implementing PRIME MHCP. Experience with PRIME tools, service delivery processes, information systems, building capacity of service providers and their supervision, as well as programme interaction at governance and health-system level Service providers: role in implementing MHCP Experience from training received in the programme, their experiences of working in the programme in terms of their contribution in service delivery at facility and community level, positive and negative experiences while working in PRIME/regarding service delivery and programme implementation, challenges and barriers faced during implementation, capacity building and supervision they received as well as how role of PRIME is evolving in integrating mental health services into primary healthcare and how this role could strengthen further during implementation |
Service providers: In-charge CHC medical officers, n = 3 Community health workers , n = 4 District mental health programme psychiatrist, n = 1 PRIME team members: (total n = 11) PRIME core team: n = 5 (programme coordinator, clinical psychologist, clinical director, programme director and the principal investigator) PRIME case managers: n = 6 |
| Focus group discussion (FGD) | April 2015 to July 2015 | PRIME team: same as mentioned above Service providers: same as mentioned above Community advisory board: background of members, their role, frequency and number of meetings, about their interaction with the patients, PRIME research team, case managers, potential barriers and challenges and strategies or solutions to address those and also their views on scale-up of PRIME |
Service providers: Community health workers: n = 1 FGD (n = 6 participants) PRIME team members: PRIME core team: n = 1 FGD (n = 7 participants) PRIME case managers: n = 1 FGD (n = 6 participants) Community advisory board: n = 1 FGD (n = 8 participants) |
| Phase II | |||
| In-depth interviews | October 2016 to January 2017 | Covered additional aspects that emerged from 1st phase qualitative study such as facilitator for, barriers to and challenges faced during designing, planning and implementation phases of the programme at governance, facility and community level and strategies used to address those barriers and challenges | PRIME team members: (total n = 11) PRIME core team: n = 4 (programme coordinator, clinical director, programme director and the principal investigator) PRIME case managers: n = 6 |
| FGD | October 2016 to January 2017 | Same as above | PRIME team members: PRIME core team: n = 1 FGD (n = 5 participants) PRIME case managers: n = 1 FGD (n = 6 participants) |
PRIME, PRogramme for Improving Mental health carE; MHCP, mental healthcare plan; CHC, community health centre.