Table 2.
Operationalization and methods used in the process evaluation following the RE-AIM framework (work package 3B)
| Operationalization | Questionnaire clinician (baseline) | Questionnaire clinician (1 month) | Questionnaire clinician (end pilot) | Interview clinician (end pilot) | Interview department manager (end pilot) | Interview lifestyle coach (end pilot) | Logbook usage E=M-tool | Patient interview | Interview with non-participating hospitals | Field notes | |
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Sources and procedures for recruitment of participants, and reported reasons for (non-) participation in E=M |
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X | X | X | X |
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X |
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X |
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Characteristics of profiled patient population per department (e.g. age, health condition) |
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X |
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The impact of the PIE=M innovation strategies on perceived successful referral by clinicians |
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X | X | X | X | X |
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Satisfaction with the PIE=M innovation strategies among patients |
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X | X | X | X | X |
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X |
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Satisfaction with the PIE=M innovation and implementation strategies among clinicians |
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X | X | X | X |
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Satisfaction with the PIE=M innovation and implementation strategies among managers |
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X |
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| Adoptionc | |||||||||||
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Characteristics of participating departments (e.g. size, patients) |
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X |
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X |
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Characteristics of participating clinicians | X |
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| Implementationd | |||||||||||
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Fidelity and adaptations to the core principles of the PIE=M implementation strategies |
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X | X |
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X |
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Views and experiences with implementation of the PIE=M implementation strategies by clinicians |
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X | X | X | X |
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Recommendations for improvement of E=M in routine clinical care and suggestions for future implementation |
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X | X | X | X |
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Success and failure factors to the implementation of the PIE=M implementation strategies |
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X | X | X | X |
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Maintenance of the implementation of the PIE=M implementation strategies |
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X | X | X | X |
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Extent to which other non-involved (university) hospitals are willing to implement the PIE=M implementation strategies |
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X |
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aThe absolute number, and proportion of patients who are willing to participate in E=M.
bThe impact of the PIE=M innovation strategies on perceived successful referral.
cThe absolute number, proportion, and representativeness of settings and clinicians who are willing to initiate a program.
dThe clinicians’ implementation of the key components of the PIE=M implementation strategies.
eThe extent to which the PIE=M implementation strategies become part of the routine in the participating departments.