Table 3 Overview of questionnaires distributed to the staff and the leading ward registered nurses, timeframe, and their relation to the RE-AIM-frameworka
What is assessed? | Questionnaire | Corresponding dimension of the RE-AIM framework | Time frame | Respondents in the nursing homes (NH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of staff members participating in education and training sessions | A registration form | Reach: proportion of staff in INH that participated in the intervention during the trial | At the start of the intervention during education sessions | All staff members in intervention nursing homes (INH) |
Attitudes towards persons with dementia, mastery, social interaction, job satisfaction and self-assessment of competence with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) | ADQb, QPS-Nordicc and The Competence Questionnaire (a self-developed questionnaire for assessment of competence with NPS) | Efficacy: outcomes regarding knowledge, skills and/or attitudes of the staff in NH | 1 month before (baseline), and 6 and 12 months after the start of the intervention | All staff members in control nursing homes (CNH) and in INH |
Clinical routines in place in NH, i.e., questions assessing daily routines of practice for assessment and treatment of NPS at ward level | The Current Practice Questionnaire (a self-developed questionnaire based on evidence-informed best practice for assessment and treatment of NPS) | Adoption: proportion of wards that will adopt the intervention Maintenance: extent to which the model is sustained over time | 1 month before (baseline) and 6 and 12 months after the start of the intervention | Leading ward registered nurse in INH and CNH |
Fidelity to the main components in the model | The Fidelity Questionnaire: (Interview of TIME administrators by telephone using a checklist based on the components in the TIME manual) | Implementation: extent to which the intervention is implemented | 3 brief interviews, the first one 3 weeks after the start of the intervention and then at 1-month intervals | TIME administrators in INH |
Organizational structure in the nursing homes: size of wards, type of unit, number of staff, etc. | A registration form | Implementation: possibility to assess and analyse implementation barriers and facilitators | At the start of the intervention | Leading ward registered nurse in INH and CNH |