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. 2020 Apr 15;20:482. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8200-4

Table 1.

Data sources and measured constructs aligned with RE-AIM dimensions

Dimension Definition Measured construct Data source
Reach The absolute number, proportion, and representativeness of individuals who are willing to participate in an initiative, intervention, or program. Number and characteristics of participants and non-participants, reasons for non-participation Administrative data in GeMuKi-Assist, focus groups with multi-professional providers, paper survey
Effectiveness The impact of an intervention on important outcomes, including potential negative effects, quality of life, and economic outcomes. Proportion of participants with excessive weight gain, infant body composition and weight development Administrative data in GeMuKi-Assist
Maternal lifestyle, knowledge, infant feeding, infant diet and physical activity Electronic survey
Adoption The absolute number, proportion, and representativeness of settings and intervention agents (people who deliver the program) who are willing to initiate a program. Proportion and characteristics of participating multi-professional practices, reasons for non-participation and drop-out of practices Administrative data in GeMuKi-Assist, documents and publicly available statistics
Implementation Setting level: the intervention agents’ fidelity to the various elements of an intervention’s protocol, including consistency of delivery as intended and the time and cost of the intervention. Implementation of brief lifestyle advice intervention (how and by whom?) Focus groups with multi-professional providers,
Intervention costs: human resources and time, health service use, implementation costs and training Administrative data in GeMuKi-Assist, interviews with study participants, social health insurance claims data, documents
Utilization of the GeMuKi Assist Counseling Tool, local adaptations of the intervention Focus groups with multi-professional providers, interviews with study participants, administrative data in GeMuKi-Assist
Individual level: the clients’ use of the intervention strategies.

Utilization of GeMuKi-Assist App, goal setting, links etc.

Attainment of lifestyle change goals

Interviews with study participants, administrative data in GeMuKi-Assist
Maintenance Setting level: the extent to which a program or policy becomes institutionalized or part of the routine organizational practices and policies. Providers becoming experienced in delivering lifestyle advice, lifestyle advice becoming a routine component of practice processes Focus groups with multi-professional providers, administrative data in GeMuKi-Assist
Individual level: the long-term effects of a program on outcomes after 6+ months after the most recent intervention contact. Maintenance of lifestyle changes and weight, drop out of study participants Administrative data in GeMuKi-Assist, electronic survey