Table 3.
Data Sources and their corresponding role in study analyses
Source | Study Domain | Data Variables | Data Collection |
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EHRs | Covariates | Race/ethnicity, age, insurance status, comorbid conditions, cancer stage | Automated extraction of discrete EHR fields |
Effectiveness (outcomes) | Time to treatment (# days) Guideline-concordant treatment (yes/no) | Manual abstraction using standardized form | |
Registry | Implementation | Fidelity to navigation protocol. e.g. completed intake, communicated with other navigators | Aggregate reports from REDCap platform |
SDOH Platform | Implementation | Fidelity to protocol. e.g. completed systematic screen at baseline and 3 months y/n | Aggregate reports from SDOH Screening platform |
Navigator Interviews | Implementation | Acceptability, Adoption/Penetration | Transcripts from one on one structured interviews with TRIP Navigators |
Navigator Observations | Implementation | Fidelity, Adoption/Penetration | Field observations of TRIP navigators in the clinical setting |
Focus Groups | Implementation | Acceptability, Adoption/penetration, Sustainability | Transcripts from focus groups with hospital administrators and clinicians |
Surveys | Implementation | Cost | Survey (study personnel) of costs associated with developing and implementing training, registry and SDOH screening platform; Survey of time spent on TRIP related activities (navigators and supervisor) |