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Table 2 Process evaluation indicators and data sources for each Communities for Healthy Living (CHL) intervention component

From: Communities for Healthy Living (CHL) A Community-based Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Low-Income Preschool Children: Process Evaluation Protocol

Domain and subdomain

Communities for Healthy Living intervention components

Parents Connect for Healthy Living (PConnect)

Enhanced nutrition support

Media campaign

Adherence

Content

- Activities completed during each session (L)

- Content of primer letter, revised Health and Growth Letter (I)

- Content of training (I)

- Content of brochures, posters, and Neighborhood Resource Map (I, K)

Reach

- No. of parents attending (I)

- No. of families sent primer letter + revised Health and Growth Letter (I)

- No. of staff trained (I)

- No. of CHL print materials distributed (I)

- No. of Neighborhood Resource Map visits (J)

Frequency

- Session date (I)

- Session duration (L)

- Date of distribution of primer letter, revised Health and Growth Letter (I)

- Date and duration of Head Start staff training (I)

- Date of Neighborhood Resource Map visits (J)

Duration

Adaptation

Additions, deletions, modifications

- Changes to session content or duration (L, M, N)

- Changes to training frequency and duration(I)

- Changes in brochures, posters, or Neighborhood Resource Map (I, K)

Moderators

Quality of intervention delivery

- Participant- (B, G), facilitator- (F, M), and trained observer (N)-perceived quality of PConnect facilitation

- Quality of training (C)

n/a

Participant responsiveness

- Participant-(B, G), facilitator-(M, F), and trained observer (N)-reported participant responsiveness

- Number, frequency, and content of parent interactions on PConnect social media (G, F)

- Parent recall of receipt and contents of revised Health and Growth Letter (E)

- Staff-perceived helpfulness of CHL resources (D)

- No. of staff who use skills and/or resources from training (D)

- Parent recall of receipt of brochures, flyers (E)

- Parent-reported usefulness of brochures (B)

- Staff-reported parent engagement with posters/flyers (D, H)

Barriers and facilitators to implementation

Intervention description

- Facilitator-perceived clarity and complexity of PConnect (A, F, M)

- Adequacy of PConnect facilitator training (A, F)

- Adequacy of support provided during PConnect (F)

- Staff-perceived clarity and complexity of their role in CHL (C, H)

n/a

Situation- and setting-specific factors

- Situation- and setting-specific factors influencing PConnect implementation (F, G, H, M, N)

- Situation- and setting-specific factors influencing training and/or resource use (H)

- Situation- and setting-specific factors influencing brochure distribution, putting up posters, and/or demonstrations of the Neighborhood Resource Map (H)

  1. Letters in parenthesis refer to data sources listed in Table 1. A, Parents Connect for Healthy Living (PConnect) training evaluation; B, PConnect evaluation; C, staff training evaluation; D, Head Start staff survey; E, parent outcomes survey; F, PConnect facilitator interviews; G, PConnect participant interviews; H, Head Start staff interviews and focus groups; I, administrative records; J, website analytics; K, Neighborhood Resource Map database; L, PConnect session checklists; M, PConnect coaching reflection sheet; N, PConnect session observations