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. 2021 Jun 21;23(6):e25470. doi: 10.2196/25470

Table 1.

Process evaluation parts, areas of research, explanatory data, and outcomes.

Research questions Process evaluation components Explanatory data Outcomes
Part 1. Intervention implementation (What is implemented and how?)
  • Fidelity of implementation

  • Dose of intervention delivered

  • Adaptations

  • Reach

  • Therapist contact (N=112)

  • Intervention engagement (N=112)

  • Usage metrics (N=112)

  • Clinician (n=6), children and parent (n=20), and therapist (n=4) interviews

  • Engagement and satisfaction with the intervention

Part 2. Mechanisms of impact (How does it produce change?)
  • Mediators and moderators

  • Unexpected pathways and consequences

  • Usage metrics

  • Therapist contacts

  • Clinician, children and parent, and therapist interviews

  • Relationship between engagement with the intervention and change in tic severity

Part 1 and 2. Context (How do factors external to the intervention affect intervention implementation and change?)
  • Factors related to fidelity of delivery (part 1) and improvement in tics (part 2)

  • Demographic data

  • Clinician, children and parent, and therapist interviews

  • Comorbidities

  • Baseline severity of tics

  • Engagement with the intervention (part 1)

  • Change in tic severity (part 2)