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Table 1 Overview of the topics, questions and methods of the effect and process evaluation

From: Evaluation of the theory-based Quality Improvement in Physical Therapy (QUIP) programme: a one-group, pre-test post-test pilot study

Measurement instrument (completed by)

Clinical vignettes with quality indicators

Self report questionnaire

Observations with coding sheet

Group interviews

Document analysis of PDP’s and PQIP’s

Field notes

General evaluation questionnaire

(Participants)

(Participants)

(GR, JH)

(GR, JH, AS)

(Participants)

(GR, JH, AS)

(Participants)

Guideline adherence

✓

      

Individual and organizational determinants

 

✓

 

✓

 

✓

 

Fidelity

Content of the intervention

 1. Which important subjects from the analyses are addressed in the intervention?

  

✓

✓

✓

  

 2. Which methods and applications are actually applied (PT and PQM)?

  

✓

✓

   

 3. Which determinants are addressed during the intervention?

  

✓

✓

   

Execution of the intervention

 4. Are methods and applications applied as intended (why not)?

  

✓

✓

   

 5. How is the extent of participation to the individual modules of the intervention?

  

✓

    

Acceptability

Materials

 6. How do participants judge the concept of the revised guideline?

  

✓

✓

   

 7. Do PTs apply the patient information leaflet and why/why not?

   

✓

✓

✓

 

General

 8. Do the participants evaluate the intervention as acceptable (tailored to personal level; sufficient interaction; providing new and useful knowledge and skills)?

  

✓

✓

✓

 

✓

 9. How do the participants value the intervention and its individual applications?

  

✓

✓

  

✓

 10. How do the participants value the trainers of the intervention?

   

✓

✓

 

✓

 11. Does the intervention evoke higher commitment to quality management (PQP, monitoring of this PQP, sustaining the quality management)?

   

✓

✓

✓

 

Feasibility

 12. Is the implementation of the intervention in its current form feasible?

  

✓

✓

 

✓

 

 13. If not, what should change to enhance the feasibility of the programme?

  

✓

✓