Table 2 Data outcomes for process evaluation publications
Review objective | Type of data | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
Labelling | Quantitative | • Use of label ‘process evaluation’ anywhere in the set of papers for the trial • Use of keyword ‘process evaluation’ for indexing |
Characteristics | Quantitative | • Process evaluation components (mapped from aims and qualitative findings) • Whether processes related to the intervention or trial • Methodology • Data collection method |
Reported barriers and facilitators | Qualitative | • Practical issues relating to designing or operationalising the process evaluation |
Reported value | Qualitative | • Reported rationales for undertaking, or implications of the process evaluation |
Accessibility | Quantitative | • Publishing journal • Time to publication from trial results paper • Search method required to locate paper • Mention of the process evaluation in trial results paper • Where in paper the trial first named or referenced • Inclusion in trial registry |