Table 2 Description of items extracted
Item label | Description of item reported in the publications |
|---|---|
Brief name | Precise name or phrase describing the intervention |
Rationale | Rationale, theory or goal for testing the intervention components |
Patient views’ | Patient feedback incorporated in intervention development |
Setting | Where the intervention was conducted |
Recipient | Inclusion criteria provided for the recipients |
Provider | Sufficient details on who provided the intervention. For example, type of professional or volunteer, their expertise and background and whether they received any training to undertake the intervention |
How | Description of the procedures, activities, and/or processes used in the intervention, including any enabling or support activities |
Tailored | Intervention tailored to the recipient, i.e. did it consider the participants’ circumstances or wishes in regards to how they adhered to medication? |
Manual or protocol | Intervention has been standardized such as in a manual, procedure book or protocol |
Intervention sessions | Number of intervention sessions provided |
Duration of intervention | Length of time over which the intervention provided was given |
Duration of sessions | Indication of the length of each session |
Modifications | Modification of the intervention during the study |
Intervention supporting materials | Description of supporting materials, including those provided to participants or used in intervention delivery or in training of the intervention providers |
Descriptive aids | Details of the intervention provided in the paper in a table, figure or another medium |
Supplementary materials | References or electronic links to additional information describing the intervention |
Comparator arm | Any details on what participants in the comparator group received |
Fidelity | Was the conduct of the intervention observed or recorded? If so: • How was this done? • Who assessed fidelity? • How did the study seek to maintain fidelity? • Did they report how well fidelity was maintained? |
Word length | Length of text devoted to describing the intervention and comparator. |