Table 8.
TFA online survey results: acceptability of the prototype intervention
| Summative results | Clinical midwife | Research midwife | Research nurse | Doctor (obstetrics) | Doctor (other specialty) | Allied Health Professional | Trial Team member | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFA | Total number of responses across participant groups | 45 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Perceived effectiveness | Question 1—How likely is it that the ENCOUNTER app will help Healthcare Professionals to recruit to maternity care trials? (i.e. Do you think more people will be offered the opportunity to take part in a trial?) | ||||||||
| Extremely likely | (2) | 14% (1) | 5% (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| likely | (25) | 71% (5) | 60% (13) | 100% (1) | 50% (2) | 50% (1) | 0 | 50% (3) | |
| No opinion | (10) | 0 | 18% (4) | 0 | 25% (1) | 50% (1) | 33% (1) | 50% (3) | |
| Unlikely | (8) | 14% (1) | 18% (4) | 0 | 25% (1) | 0 | 67% (2) | 0 | |
| Extremely unlikely | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Affective attitude | Question 2—As a healthcare professional, how do you feel about using the ENCOUNTER app? or As a member of the Trial Team, how do you feel about the ENCOUNTER app being used in your trial? | ||||||||
| Very enthusiastic | (3) | 0 | 14% (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| enthusiastic | (27) | 71% (5) | 64% (14) | 0 | 50% (2) | 100% (2) | 0 | 67% (4) | |
| No opinion | (7) | 14% (1) | 5% (1) | 100% (1) | 25% (1) | 0 | 33% (1) | 33% (2) | |
| Unenthusiastic | (8) | 14% (1) | 18% (4) | 0 | 25% (1) | 0 | 67% (2) | 0 | |
| Extremely enthusiastic | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burden | Question 3—How much effort would be required to engage with the ENCOUNTER app? or As a member of the Trial Team, how much effort would be required for the ENCOUNTER app being used in your trial? | ||||||||
| It’s easy, no effort required at all | (4) | 14% (1) | 9% (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% (1) | |
| Some effort required | (31) | 71.43% (5) | 73% (16) | 0 | 75% (3) | 100% (2) | 67% (2) | 50% (3) | |
| No opinion | (2) | 0 | 0 | 100% (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% (1) | |
| A lot of effort is required | (7) | 0 | 18% (4) | 0 | 25% (1) | 0 | 33% (1) | 17% (1) | |
| It’s difficult, a great deal of effort is required | (1) | 14.29% (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anticipated opportunity | Question 4—Do you think using the ENCOUNTER app would interfere with other tasks Healthcare Professionals need to do? | ||||||||
| No, using the app would easily fit in with other tasks | (3) | 14% (1) | 5% (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% (1) | |
| Using the app would not interfere with other tasks | (16) | 29% (2) | 36% (8) | 0 | 75% (3) | 0 | 67% (2) | 17% (1) | |
| No opinion | (11) | 29% (2) | 27% (6) | 100% (1) | 0 | 50% (1) | 0 | 17% (1) | |
| Using the app would interfere with other tasks | (15) | 29% (2) | 32% (7) | 0 | 25% (1) | 50% (1) | 33% (1) | 50% (3) | |
| Yes, using the app would be disruptive to other tasks | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Self-efficacy | Question 5—How confident are you that Healthcare Professionals will be able to engage with and use the ENCOUNTER app? | ||||||||
| Very confident | (2) | 0 | 5% (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% (1) | 0 | |
| Confident | (22) | 57% (4) | 55% (12) | 0 | 75% (3) | 50% (1) | 0 | 33% (2) | |
| No opinion | (10) | 14% (1) | 18% (4) | 100% (1) | 0 | 50% (1) | 0 | 50% (3) | |
| Doubtful | (11) | 29% (2) | 23% (5) | 0 | 25% (1) | 0 | 67% (2) | 17% (1) | |
| Very doubtful | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Intervention coherence | Question 6—Is it clear to you how the ENCOUNTER app would be used and how it might enable all eligible people to participate in a clinical trial in maternity care? | ||||||||
| Yes, it’s very clear | (11) | 43% (3) | 27% (6) | 0 | 25% (1) | 50% (1) | 0 | 0 | |
| It’s somewhat clear | (22) | 43% (3) | 55% (12) | 0 | 50% (2) | 50% (1) | 33% (1) | 50% (3) | |
| No opinion | (4) | 0 | 0 | 100% (1) | 25% (1) | 0 | 33% (1) | 17% (1) | |
| It’s not clear | (7) | 14% (1) | 13.64% (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% (1) | 33% (2) | |
| No, it’s very unclear | (1) | 0 | 5% (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ethicality | Question 7—Do you have any ethical concerns about the ENCOUNTER app being used? (i.e. do you think the ENCOUNTER App is a good fit with the existing healthcare system) | ||||||||
| No ethical concerns, the app would fit very well with the healthcare system | (12) | 29% (2) | 23% (5) | 0 | 50% (2) | 50% (1) | 0 | 33% (2) | |
| No ethical concerns, but app may need adjustments to fit with the healthcare system | (24) | 71% (5) | 59% (13) | 0 | 25% (1) | 50% (1) | 100% (3) | 17% (1) | |
| No opinion | (5) | 0 | 14% (3) | 100% (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% (1) | |
| Some ethical concerns, would need adjustment to fit with the healthcare system | (4) | 0 | 5% (1) | 0 | 25% (1) | 0 | 0 | 33% (2) | |
| I have ethical concerns, the app would not be a good fit with the healthcare system | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
NB No clinical nurses took part in the survey