Table 1 Outline of process evaluation for the nurse-led transitional rehabilitation program
Process measures | Process variables | Method | Participants and data collection method |
|---|---|---|---|
Recruitment and selection rate | • Number of burn survivors screened at the study setting. • Number of participants from the sample of eligible persons. • Number of participants versus aimed number | Enrolment record review | Site manager (research team member)/data collection team |
Barriers and facilitators in recruitment and selection process | • Motivation of participating eligible persons. • Experience with recruitment and selection | Semi-structured interviews | Adult burn survivors Recruiting nurses |
Follow-up and attrition rate | • Number of participants completing follow-up | Follow-up record review | Site manager (research team member)/data collection team |
Barriers and facilitators for follow-up | • Reasons for drop-out • Motivation for continued participation | Semi-structured interviews | Adult burn survivors |
Quality of delivery of the interventional components | • The part of each component and the complete intervention delivered by nurse case managers • Satisfaction with delivery | Semi-structured interviews | Nurse case managers |
Barriers and facilitators for delivery of interventional components | • Reasons for deviating from, or applying components as planned | Semi-structured interviews | Nurse case managers |
Adherence to interventional components | • Number of sessions followed • Intervention components fully implemented and rationale • Intervention components partly implemented and rationale • Intervention components not implemented and rationale • Compliance to individual recommendations | Semi-structured interviews | Adult burn survivors and nurse case managers |
Barriers and facilitators for adherence to interventional components | • Motivation for (or lack of) compliance | Semi-structured interviews | Adult burn survivors and nurse case managers |
Experience of participants and nurse case managers with the components of the nurse-led interventions and training programme for the nurses. | • Perceived benefit v actual benefit • Strong and weak aspects of the interventional components (structure and content) • Experiences with the educational component (adequacy in assisting burn care nurses to deliver the intervention) | Semi-structured interviews | Adult burn survivors (in intervention group) and nurse case managers |
Experience of participants with clinical outcomes associated with the intervention. | Â | Semi-structured interviews | Adult burn survivors (in intervention group) |
Completeness of data collection | • Reasons why data were missing • Reasons why participants were excluded from analysis | Semi-structured interviews | Data collection team |
Barriers and facilitators for data collection | Â | Semi-structured interviews | Data collection team |