Table 5.
Acceptability and feasibility definitions and benchmarks
| Definition | Benchmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Aspects of acceptability being measured (adapted from Sekhon et al. [38]) | ||
| Burden | Discontinuation/non-attendance | < 20% of TCQ and the SQG condition will drop out at 3 months follow-up. |
| Ethical consequences | Any side effects with intervention | < 10% of participants will report any physical soreness or difficulties in doing TCQ. |
| Experience | Participant’s experience and satisfaction | > 80% TCQ participants will perceive intervention positively. |
| > 80% TCQ participants will rate it very satisfactory or satisfactory. | ||
| Affective attitudes | Participants attitudes toward the intervention | > 80% of participant in TCQ condition will report positive attitudes about it (very good/good). |
| Opportunity costs | Adherence and participation | Participants in both TCQ and SQG conditions will attend at least 75% of all sessions. |
| Participants in the TCQ condition will adhere to home practice at least 75% of the time expected (i.e., 112 out of 150 min/week). | ||
| Intentions | Willingness to participate | > 80% TCQ participants would be willing to participate again. |
| > 80% TCQ participants intend to continue qigong practice. | ||
| Aspects of feasibility being measured (adapted from Bowen et al. [39]) | ||
| Demand | Likelihood that intervention will be used | > 80% of TCQ participants will report any TCQ practice in the past week. |
| Implementation | Can the intervention be implemented in a setting, often a real-world setting | Trainers will execute intervention > 80% of the time. |
| > 80% of trainers will rate resources needed to implement as very good/good. | ||
| > 80% of trainers will report positive effects on population. | ||
| Practicality | Extent to which an intervention can be delivered given the limited resources | > 80% of trainers will report participant’s ability to do the intervention as very good/good. |
| Integration | Extent to which the intervention fits the system | > 80% of trainers will perceive intervention fits the clinic infrastructure as very good/good. |
| > 80% of trainers perceive the sustainability of the intervention as very good/good. | ||