| Feasibility objectives | Criteria for success of feasibility | Data sources |
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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 |