Table 2 PRIZE process evaluation preconditions, indicators, and data types
Pre-conditions for intervention to achieve desired outcomes | Indicator/s | Data type/s |
|---|---|---|
P1: Service users and caregivers are identified and want to attend group sessions | Number of service users and caregivers consenting to participate | Quantitative |
Reasons for declining participation | Quantitative & qualitative (decliners IDIs) | |
P2: ASWs attend (ongoing) training | Number/% training sessions attended | Quantitative |
P3: Social worker supervises ASWs | Number of supervision sessions attended | Quantitative |
Supervision perceived to be adequate | Qualitative (ASW IDIs) | |
P4: ASWs have skills to successfully facilitate groups | GroupACT scores from observed group sessions | Quantitative (GroupACT) |
(Self-)Perception of facilitation skills and competence | Qualitative (service user, caregiver & ASW IDIs) | |
P5: ASWs remind peers to attend | Number/% participants with attempted reminder, e.g. call attempted, message sent | Quantitative |
Number/% participants with reminder successfully conveyed, e.g. message read, participant spoken to | Quantitative | |
P6: Peers have interest and willingness to be facilitators | Two peer facilitators identified for each group | Quantitative |
Barriers and motivators to taking peer facilitator role | Qualitative (service users and caregiver IDIs) | |
P7: ASWs support peer facilitators | Number of peer-facilitated sessions shadowed by ASW | Quantitative |
Perception of adequacy of support received | Qualitative (peer facilitator IDIs) | |
P8: ASWs refer participants to services in line with recovery plan | Number of referrals made to Indlela Mental Health | Quantitative |
% of referrals to Indlela Mental Health resulting in service contact | Quantitative | |
Perception of whether referrals are in line with recovery plan | Qualitative (service user IDIs) | |
P9: Peers have sense of group belonging and ownership | Perception of belonging and ownership | Qualitative (service user, caregiver & ASW IDIs) |
P10: Peers attend sessions regularly | % attendance at sessions | Quantitative |
P11: Peers share personal experiences and coping strategies | Perception of degree of sharing experiences/ strategies | Qualitative (service user, caregiver & ASW IDIs) |
P12: Peers develop personal recovery plan | Perception of how engaged participants are in recovery planning | Qualitative (service user, caregiver & ASW IDIs) |
P13: Peers shape group focus to their priorities | Number of external speakers identified/ invited to group | Quantitative |
Perception of degree of shaping to peer priorities | Qualitative (service user, caregiver & ASW IDIs) | |
P14: Peers solve problems to work towards recovery | All planned ASWs sessions completed | Quantitative (fidelity checklist) |
Perception of usefulness of ideas and information for recovery | Qualitative (service user & caregiver IDIs) | |
P15: Caregivers develop strategies to support their relative | (Self-)Perception of caregiver strategies and skills | Qualitative (service user & caregiver IDIs) |
P16: All peers contribute to running of group | Perception of peer contribution | Qualitative (service user & caregiver IDIs) |
P17: Peer facilitators attend (ongoing) training | Number/% peer training sessions attended | Quantitative |
P18: Peer facilitators have skills to successfully facilitate groups | GroupACT scores from observed group session | Quantitative (GroupACT) |
| Â | (Self-)Perception of facilitation skills and competence | Qualitative (service user, caregiver & ASW IDIs) |