Table 1 Summary table of key information of the three complementary data sources
Data | Key aspects | Data collection & data collection tool | Data collection period | 1440 patients from control clinics (1202 baseline; 1202 at follow-up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantitative patient record data | Changes in risk assessment and treatment practices and outcomes | Retrospective data collection from paper-based patient records in intervention and control clinics for a two-year period for baseline (1 Jan 2015 to 31 Dec 2016) and follow-up (1 Jan 2017 to 31 Dec 2018), utilizing a standardized data collection form (filled in online). | 25 Jan 2019 to 8 Apr 2019 | 3360 patients from intervention clinics (2798 baseline; 2795 follow-up) 1440 patients from control clinics (1202 baseline; 1202 at follow-up) |
Qualitative interview data | Professionals’ opinions on the effects of training in changing the practice and related possibilities and challenges | Focus group interviews (FGI) including managers of primary health care clinics, doctors, nurses, feldshers, and patients of the family doctors from intervention clinics, following a semi-structured interview scheme based on predefined themes. | 20 Dec 2018 to 27 Feb 2019 | A total of 15 FGI with workforce from intervention clinics: 3 FGIs with managers (n = 16) 3 FGIs with family doctors (n = 18) 3 FGIs with nurses (n = 22) 3 FGIs with feldshers (n = 18) 3 FGIs with patients (n = 25) |
Observation data | Organizational changes in clinics, availability of tools and equipment, and changes in the division of tasks | Clinic facility and patient pathway observations in intervention and control clinics following a protocol and a structured observation scheme | 25 Jan 2019 to 8 Apr 2019 | 112 observations in intervention clinics; 39 in control clinics One patient pathway observation (if possible) per clinic during the quantitative data collection |