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Table 1 Summary and timing of assessments

From: Research Exploring Physical Activity in Care Homes (REACH): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Assessment

Method of completion

Timeline

Screening

Baseline

3 months

6 months

9 months

Care home eligibility

Researcher assessment

X

    

Resident screening (demographics)

Researcher assessment

X

    

Physical Activity and Mobility in Residential

Care Scale (PAM-RC) and Barthel index

Researcher interview/self-completion (S)

X

 

X

X

X

Resident consent (including consultee)

Self-completion (R) (witnessed)

X

    

Resident eligibility

Researcher assessment

X

    

Contact details (including consultee, staff informant/proxy if applicable)

Researcher assessment

X

    

Care home demographics

Researcher interview (S)

 

X

X

X

X

Staff profile

Researcher interview (S)

 

X

X

X

X

Home level mortality rates, hospital admissions, HCP contacts, and adverse events

Researcher interview (S)

 

X

X

X

X

Staff details questionnaire (including the

Person-centred Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT))

Self-completed (S)

 

X

X

X

X

Functional Ambulation Classification (FAC), and the Elderly Mobility Scale (EMS)

Researcher interview/self-completion (S)

 

X

X

X

X

Level of cognitive impairment (6-CIT)

Researcher interview (R)

 

X

X

X

X

Mood (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS))

Researcher interview (R)

 

X

X

X

X

Perceived health (EQ-5D-5 L)

Researcher interview/proxy completion (R/SP)

 

X

X

X

X

Quality of life (DEMQOL)

Researcher interview/proxy completion (R/SP)

 

X

X

X

X

Accelerometer measurements

Researcher assessment

 

X

X

X

X

Health Economics Questionnaire

Researcher interview (S)/review of care notes

 

X

X

X

X

Service usage

Routine data sources

 

Collected throughout

Hospital admissions/safety reporting

Researcher assessment/routine data sources

 

Collected throughout

Usual care review

Researcher assessment (observations)

 

X

X

X

X

Intervention delivery and adherence

Researcher assessment

 

X

X

X

X

  1. 6-CIT Six-item Cognitive Impairment Test, DEMQOL Dementia quality of life tool, EQ-5D EuroQoL five dimensions, HCP, Health Care Professional R resident, S care home staff, SP staff proxy