Table 1 Data collection tools and timeframes for data collection
Tool | Timeframe | Data type | CFIF construct | Details | Data usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention CRF | Continuous recording; collected at end of intervention | Quantitative | Adherence | Quantity of components (10-min units) delivered per session, direct participant activity (face-to-face, telephone), travel, indirect activity (e.g. session preparation) | Triangulated with clinical record |
Clinical notes | As above | Quantitative and qualitative | Adherence and moderating factors | Description of intervention plus evidence of correspondence | Triangulated with intervention CRF |
Fidelity checklist | Quarterly at monitoring visits | Quantitative and qualitative | Adherence and moderating factors | Oversight per OT, extent of components delivered (always to never), moderating factors affecting delivery. Advise OTs | Triangulated with intervention CRF, clinical record, mentoring CRF. |
Mentoring CRF | Monthly | Qualitative | Adherence and moderating factors | Intervention summary provided by each OT, details factors affecting delivery and potential solutions | Triangulated with intervention CRF, clinical record, fidelity checklist |
Interview with OTs | Start of intervention delivery and end of delivery | Qualitative | Moderating factors | Addressed acceptability of the intervention, the factors affecting delivery and solutions to overcome barriers | Triangulated with mentor CRF, clinical record |
Interview with PWTBI, their employers and NHS staff | End of intervention delivery | Qualitative | Moderating factors | Addressed acceptability of the intervention, the factors affecting delivery and solutions to overcome barriers | Triangulated with mentor CRF, clinical record |