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Table 1 Implementation strategiesa tested in the LISTEN trial

From: Low-Intensity mental health Support via a Telehealth Enabled Network for adults with diabetes (LISTEN): protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness implementation trial

Strategy

Target

Stage of LISTEN study

Description and dose

Intended effect

Training materials and worksheets

HPs

HP training/trial

Training materials and worksheets will be provided to HPs during the LISTEN workshops, refined for trial (as needed)

Enhance skills acquisition and facilitation of LISTEN

Supervision

HPs

HP training/trial

Training: weekly individual 1-h sessions

Trial: monthly individual 30-min sessions + ad hoc group sessions. All supervision will be provided by a psychologist (SG)

Enhance skills acquisition and facilitation of LISTEN, provide support and encouragement, promote intervention fidelity

Between supervision communication

HPs

Trial

As needed. Via e-mail, meetings, newsletters

Monitor HP scheduling to ensure a steady flow of participants are allocated to the intervention; maintain HPs motivation as a LISTEN facilitator (e.g. feedback from participants on the

Recruitment and promotional materials

Participating adults with diabetes

Trial

Refinements will be made to the recruitment/promotional materials in response to incoming data. This includes language used in recruitment flyer, short video, LISTEN information leaflet, social media posts

Increase enrolment of eligible participants into the trial

Processes and procedures

Participating adults with diabetes

  

Enhance engagement

  1. aImplementation strategies are described according to recommendations published by Proctor et al. (2013) [29]