Objectives | Analytical questions | Data sources |
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Establish a programme theory that explains how PD COMM interventions are expected to work | What are the components of the PD COMM interventions? Which are core? Which are peripheral? What are the interactions between the components of the PD COMM interventions? | OBS, TQ, therapists’ interviews, TRF, HBT diaries |
Investigate the implementation of trial interventions from the perspective of therapists | What were therapists’ opinions of the PD COMM interventions? | Therapists’ interviews, CIRs, OBS |
What experience of delivering the PD COMM interventions did the therapists have prior to the start of the trial? | TQ, therapists’ interviews | |
What were therapists’ motivations for joining the trial? | TQ, therapists’ interviews | |
To what extent did the training help therapists ‘feel ready’? | OBS, therapists’ interviews | |
How did ‘learning time’ impact the way therapists delivered the PD COMM interventions? | TQ, therapists’ interviews, TRF | |
To what extent did therapists feel supported in their role as research therapists? | TQ, therapists’ interviews, CIRs | |
What challenges did therapists face? How did they manage them? | OBS, therapists’ interviews, CIRs | |
How did therapists feel about the way they recorded content and results from therapy sessions? | Therapists’ interviews, TRF | |
How did therapists work on building rapport with participants? | Therapists’ interviews, TRF, CIRs | |
How did the PD COMM interventions compare with the therapists’ routine way of practicing? | TQ, therapists’ interviews, CIRs | |
What are the therapists’ views regarding the resources allocated to the trial? | TQ, therapists’ interviews | |
How have therapy outcomes impacted the therapists’ level of motivation/engagement? | Therapists’ interviews, CIRs | |
To what extent did therapists tailor the PD COMM interventions to participants’ needs? | TQ, therapists’ interviews, TRF, CIRs, HBT diaries | |
How did therapists feel about their research role versus their client-centred approach to practice? | Therapists’ interviews, CIRs | |
To what extent did therapists follow the trial intervention protocol? | TQ, therapists’ interviews, TRF | |
To what extend did therapists feel supported by their environment? | TQ, therapists’ interviews, CIRs | |
Investigate participants’ experiences and views about their involvement in the PD COMM trial | To what extent did participants engage in the trial? | Participants’ interviews, HBT diaries |
What did participants think of their involvement in the trial? | Participants’ interviews | |
How did the therapy sessions impact their everyday routine? | Participants’ interviews, HBT diaries | |
What were participants’ motivations for joining the trial? | Participants’ interviews | |
Can participants identify positive/negative impacts of their involvement in the trial? | Participants’ interviews |