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Table 1 Feasibility objectives, criteria for success, and data sources

From: Feasibility of conducting qualitative research with persons living with dementia and their caregivers during a home-delivered meals pilot trial

 

Feasibility objectives

Criteria for success of feasibility

Data sources

PLWD recruitment

To determine which of our two recruitment methods are the most successful in recruiting PLWD for interviews

Number of participants expressing interest in the interview

Number of participants who completed the interview

Call log; recruitment log; call notes (dates, what was said, etc.), contact attempts; contact methods; meeting notes with research team and community partners

Caregiver recruitment

To determine to what extent our method of recruiting caregivers through PLWD was successful

Number of caregivers identified, contact information provided

Number of caregivers who completed the interview

Call log; recruitment log; call notes (dates, what was said, etc.); contact attempts, contact methods; meeting notes with team and community partners

Informed consent

Test processes for obtaining informed consent from participants and caregivers

Number of participants who were able to complete the consent process

Informed Consent Checklist and corresponding notes; notes and Zoom recordings from meetings with team members and clinical psychologist; interview summary; audit trail

TICS-M

To determine the varying levels of cognition among participants

To examine whether individuals with more significant impairment would be able to reflect on/provide feedback about the meal delivery process in advance of the larger trial

TICS-M scores

Substantive responses regarding preferences/experiences across range of TICS-M scores

TICS-M scores; interview transcripts; interview summaries; audit trail

Interview guide

To determine if the items, including probes in the interview guide, elicit meaningful and appropriate responses to each of the items to help answer questions about the two methods of meal delivery

Able to gather content in the domains of context, implementation, and mechanisms of impact

Questions are understood by interview participants, generate substantive responses

Interview transcripts; interview summaries; audit trail