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Table 4 Measures of study feasibility

From: A randomised phase II trial to examine feasibility of standardised, early palliative (STEP) care for patients with advanced cancer and their families [ACTRN12617000534381]: a research protocol

Domain

Measure

Unit of measure

Feasibility

 Number of participants

Identified as eligible

Number

Consented to participate

Percentage

Completion of study

Percentage

 Step care delivery

Number of initial STEP consultations completed within 14 days planned timeframe

Percentage within 14 days

Number of interactions per patient

Number consultations

Time from enrolment to first step interaction

Days

Completion of outcome measures

Percentage of missing data

Fidelity of step delivery between recording and documented activities using NAT:PD-C [39, 40]

Percentage content correlation within random audit of 20% of consultations

Acceptability of Step Care

 To patients and carers

Number of withdrawals from STEP Care intervention

Percentage

Number of adverse events arising from STEP Care intervention

Percentage

Qualitative interviews with STEP Care family carers following bereavement

Qualitative data

Acceptability of Step Care to clinicians

 To clinicians

NAT: PD-C documentation completion rate by participating STEP care physicians

Percentage of content recorded for consultations conducted

Focus group with STEP Care physicians regarding perspectives on STEP care content, timing and frequency of interaction

Qualitative data