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Table 1 List of indicators for three domains of RE-AIM model

From: Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the implementation of scaling-up the Friendship Bench in Zimbabwe – a quantitative observational study

Domain

Indicator

Formula

Source

Unit/value

Reach

R1. % of adults registered at clinic receiving SSQ

Number of SSQs done per month/ Number of adults attending clinic per month

Counted, Seen in clinic registry

%

 

R2. % SSQ score >= 9 who get treatment

Number of SSQs >=9 per month/Number of people who received first session per month

Counted in LHW book

%

Effectiveness

Program Effectiveness was not specifically re-assessed in this implementation study due to a lack of reliable data.

Adoption

A1. Does clinic have at least one functional bench?

Yes/no?

Counted

1 or 0

 

A2. Does clinic have a CHW who attended a Friendship Bench training?

Yes/no?

Counted

1 or 0

 

A3. Is there a CHW Supervisor appointed?

Yes/no?

Met with the person

1 or 0

 

A4. Are blank SSQ forms available?

Yes/no?

Being shown the forms

1 or 0

 

A5. Are at least 5 clients seen per month on the bench?

Yes/no?

Notes counted in LHWs book

1 or 0

 

A6. Are FB cards available?

Yes/no?

Counted

1 or 0

 

A7. Has the peer-led support group been held at the clinic in the past month?

Yes/no?

Reported by LHWs and visited if co-occurred with data collection visit

1 or 0

 

A8. Is the CHW supervisor recording FB activities?

Yes/no?

Notebooks being shown

1 or 0

Implementation

*I1. Has/have the recorded CHW/s achieved fidelity per clinic?

# CHWs achieving fidelity in problem-solving therapy

Audio Recorded & Assessed by trained research staff using the FB fidelity checklist

Cut-off = 8, then 1 point (achieved) or 0 (not achieved) per recording

 

I2. % days clinic open CHW seeing at least 1 patient

# days CHW seeing at least 1 patient / # days clinic open

Counted in LHWs notebook

%

 

I3. CHW workload

# patients registered in the CHW book/# CHW allocated to see patients on the FB

Counted

%

 

I4. % of clients seen on bench administered SSQ

# clients getting SSQ / # clients coming to bench

Counted in LHWs notebook & SSQ forms

%

 

I5. % of fidelity in SSQ administration

# SSQs with no missing information per month / # SSQs conducted per month

Checked SSQ forms & counted

%

 

I6. CHW retention/ turnover (or loss)

# CHWs still working at the facility / # CHWs allocated to facility in 2016

Counted

%