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. 2022 Nov 23;12(11):e068164. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068164

Table 1.

Feasibility definitions for the primary outcomes

Description Feasibility definition
Recruitment procedures
  • The number of individuals screened for study eligibility and consenting to participate were recorded.

  • When an individual was not enrolled in the study, the reason for ineligibility or declining was recorded.

  • The number of participants lost in each phase of the study was noted and the reasons for dropping out were recorded.

  • To recruit a total of 20 eligible and interested individuals within 3 months of initial study advertisement.

Data collection
  • The number and proportion of missing data points for each questionnaire was recorded and calculated.

  • The number and proportion of participants lost in each phase of the study was noted and the reasons for dropping out were recorded.

  • Feedback on the data collection method, clarity of questionnaires, and length of time to complete questionnaires was gathered during the 1-month follow-up interview.

  • No more than 20% missing data for secondary outcome measures and a minimum of 85% follow-up rate for enrolled participants.

Acceptability
  • Participants’ opinion regarding the acceptability of the intervention and their experience using the patient-education tool was investigated during the telephone interview.

  • Additionally, reasons for participation in the study or for dropping out, as well as barriers and facilitators to reducing paracetamol intake in the study were explored during the 1-month follow-up interview.

  • Over 50% of participants answer ‘positively’ to questions regarding acceptability on the participant feedback survey (online supplemental appendix 2).