Component and definition | Operationalization | Data collection method |
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Recruitment | Â | Â |
Procedures used to approach patients, at the individual and organizational level | • Procedures applied within and outside hospitals to recruit patients | • Recruitment plan |
• Reasons for non-participation | • Recruitment logbook | |
Reach | Â | Â |
Proportion of the intended population that participated in the intervention | • Characteristics of patients | • Socio-demographic questionnaire |
• Number of patients that completed the intervention or dropped out | • Server log file | |
• Reasons for withdrawal | • Enrolment logbook | |
Dose delivered (completeness) | ||
Extent to which the intervention is actually delivered to patients and nurses | • Implementation of the home visit as intended | • Checklist |
• Interviews patients | ||
• Functioning of the patient and nurse application as intended | • Interviews nurses | |
• Server log file | ||
• Helpdesk logbook | ||
Dose received (exposure) | Â | |
Extent to which patients and nurses received and used the intervention | • Opinion about the ability of patients to understand and implement the intervention | • Interviews patients |
• Patients’ and nurses’ adherence towards the intervention | • Interviews nurses | |
• Number of actions nurses applied in follow-up of monitored data | • Server log file | |
Dose received (satisfaction) | Â | |
Satisfaction of patients and nurses with the intervention | • Experienced benefits, burden, and supportiveness of the intervention by patients and nurses | • Interviews patients |
• Interviews nurses | ||
• Overall opinion of patients and nurses | ||
• Facilitators and barriers in applying | ||
• The intervention |