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Table 3 Systematic braiding steps 3 and 4: feasibility research phases, methods, and outcomes

From: Systematic braiding of Smoke-Free Home SafeCare to address child maltreatment risk and secondhand smoke exposure: findings from a pilot study

Research phase

Methods and measures

Qualitative or quantitative

Feasibility area of focusa

Feasibility outcomea

Step 3: Systematic braiding: pilot braided curriculum with parents

Self-report survey

Quant

Limited efficacy

Pre-post changes in self-reported smoking, smoke-free home rules, and parent stress

Semi-structured qualitative interview

Qual

Acceptability

Satisfaction, appropriateness, intent to continue use

Demand

Interest and intent to use

Practicality

Ability to carry out intervention activities

Step 4: Systematic braiding: gather feedback from Providers and modify curriculum

Semi-structured qualitative interview

Qual

Implementation

Factors that affect ease or difficulty of implementation, fit with SafeCare modules

Practicality

Effects on participants, ability to carry out intervention activities

Acceptability

Satisfaction, appropriateness, intent to continue use

Demand

Perceived demand, interest and intent to use

Brief Provider perceptions survey

Quant

Implementation

Implementation barriers, fit of SFH within SafeCare modules

Acceptability

Appropriateness, intent to continue use

Practicality

Effects on participants

Demand

Intent to use (perception of parents), intent to attend trainings (for Providers)

  1. Note: Qual qualitative data collected, Quant Quantitative data collected
  2. aFeasibility areas of focus and outcomes are based on Bowen et al. (2009). How we design feasibility studies. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(5), 452–457