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Table 4 Fidelity of delivery of intervention components across stroke survivor participants where audio-recordings were available (n=17)

From: Feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of Physical Activity Routines After Stroke (PARAS): a multifaceted behaviour change intervention targeting free-living physical activity and sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling adult stroke survivors

Component/behaviour change technique

Not appropriate

Number of participants (%)

Not delivered

Number of participants (%)

Delivered

Number of participants (%)

Delivered well

Number of participants (%)

Intervention components delivery

 Introduction to PARAS

1 (6)

 

10 (59)

6 (35)

 General advice

1 (6)

8 (47)

2 (12)

6 (35)

 Assessment of psychological well-being, mobility and fatigue

1 (6)

 

4 (24)

12 (70)

 Discussion on benefits of moving more sitting less

1 (6)

 

11 (65)

5 (29)

 Discussion on patient centred outcome

1 (6)

 

11 (65)

5 (29)

 Selection of PA activity

  

6 (35)

11 (65)

 Identification of a specific goal

  

6 (35)

11 (65)

 Identification of a method of measurement

  

7 (41)

10 (59)

 Use of confidence ruler

1 (6)

4 (24)

6 (35)

6 (35)

 Discussion on goal relevance

1 (6)

 

5 (29)

11 (65)

 Identification of a timeline

  

3 (18)

14 (82)

 Action planning: when, where, how, when and with whom

  

7 (41)

10 (59)

 Barrier identification

  

5 (29)

12 (71)

Review

 Review of psychological well-being, mobility and fatigue

2 (12)

 

3 (18)

12 (70)

 Review of goal achievement

1 (6)

 

5 (29)

11 (65)

 Monitoring emotional consequences of goal achievement

2 (12)

 

4 (24)

11 (65)

 Plan for maintenance

12 (70)

1 (6)

1 (6)

3 (18)

Behaviour change techniques

 Information about health consequences

1 (6)

 

7 (41)

9 (53)

 Salience of consequences

1 (6)

 

7 (41)

9 (53)

 Social support (unspecified)

 

2 (12)

4 (24)

11 (65)

 Instruction on how to perform behaviour

  

3 (18)

14 (82)

 Demonstration of behaviour

17 (100)

   

 Goal setting (behaviour)

  

7 (41)

10 (59)

 Problem solving

  

5 (29)

12 (70)

 Information about antecedents

1 (6)

 

5 (29)

11 (65)

 Monitoring of emotional consequences

  

4 (24)

13 (76)

 Information about social and environmental consequences

1 (6)

 

3 (18)

13 (76)

 Social reward

1 (6)

 

4 (24)

12 (70)

 Habit formation

  

4 (24)

13 (76)

 Credible source

   

17 (100)

 Action planning

  

5 (29)

12 (70)

 Feedback on behaviour

1 (6)

 

5 (29)

11 (65)

 Self-monitoring of behaviour

  

6 (35)

11 (65)

Delivery of brief motivational interviewing techniques

 Open ended questions

  

8 (47)

9 (53)

 Affirmation

  

5 (29)

12 (70)

 Reflective listening

  

8 (47)

9 (53)

 Summarising

  

4 (24)

13 (76)