Table 5 Physiotherapist fidelity to intervention delivery
aBehaviour change strategies | |
Action planner completed/reviewed | |
 Yes | 50/55 (90.9%) |
 No | 5/55 (9.1%) |
  Participant did not bring to session | 3/55 (5.5%) |
  Participant discharged/last treatment session | 2/55 (3.6%) |
bParticipant information booklet given | |
 Yes | 14/15 (93.3%) |
 No | c1/15 (6.7%) |
  None available | 1/15 (6.7%) |
Exercise diary issued/reviewed | |
 Yes | 51/55 (92.7%) |
 No | 4/51 (7.8%) |
  Participant did not bring to session | 3/55 (5.5%) |
  Participant discharged/last treatment session | 1/55 (1.8%) |
Exercise(s) demonstrated to participant? | |
 Yes | 50/55 (90.9%) |
 No | 5/55 (9.1%) |
  Participant already completing exercises | 3/55 (5.5%) |
  Participant discharged/last treatment session | 2/55 (3.6%) |
Participant opportunity to practice exercise(s) | |
 Yes | 52/55 (94.5%) |
 No | 3/55 (5.5%) |
  Participant already completing exercises | 1/55 (1.8%) |
  Participant discharged/last treatment session | 2/55 (3.6%) |
dResistance exercise prescription | |
≥1 resistance exercise prescribed per treatment session | |
 Yes | 50/55 (90.9%) |
 No | 5/55 (9.1%) |
  No reason provided | 3/55 (5.5%) |
  No exercises prescribed as participant discharged | 2/55 (3.6%) |
Sets between 1 and 3 | |
 Yes | 90/93 (96.8%) |
 No | 3/93 (3.2%) |
  Missing data | 2/93 (2.2%) |
  >3 sets prescribed | 1/93 (1.1%) |
Reps between 8 and 12 | |
 Yes | 89/93 (84.9%) |
 No | 4/93 (4.3%) |
  Missing data | 2/93 (2.2%) |
  >12 reps prescribed | 1/93 (1.1%) |
  <8 reps prescribed | 1/93 (1.1%) |
Frequency ≥3 times per week | |
 Yes | 91/93 (97.8%) |
 No | 2/93 (2.2%) |
  Missing data | 1/93 (1.1%) |
  <3/week | 1/93 (1.1%) |
Intensity 4–6 after two repetitions | |
 Yes | 61/93 (65.6%) |
 No | 32/93 (34.4%) |
  Insufficient weights available to reach target intensity | 7/93 (8.4%) |
  Missing data | 4/93 (4.3%) |
  Patient independent with this | 1/93 (1.1%) |
  Squat exercise used as control exercise therefore intensity not regulated | 1/93 (1.1%) |
  Completed before not reassessed | 1/93(1.1%) |
  <4 | 12/93 (12.9%) |
  >6 | 6/93 (6.5%) |