Operational definitions | ||||
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SOLAS intervention | Trial procedures | |||
Feasibility | Participants | Physiotherapists | Participants | Physiotherapists |
Acceptability | The extent to which participants who have received the SOLAS intervention consider the content, mode of delivery and support materials acceptable, appropriate, and satisfactory in meeting their needs | The extent to which physiotherapists who have delivered the SOLAS intervention consider the training, content, mode of delivery and support materials acceptable and appropriate in meeting their needs and those of their patients within their service context | The extent to which participants consider taking part in the trial, and follow-ups, outcome measure completion, and fidelity procedures (direct observation of PTs delivering intervention) acceptable and appropriate | The extent to which physiotherapists who have participated in the trial consider trial recruitment and fidelity procedures acceptable and appropriate |
Demand | The extent to which participants adhere to and perceive the burden of SOLAS intervention weekly class attendance and target behaviours | The extent to which physiotherapists perceive the demand and positive/negative effects of participating in training, studying intervention materials, preparing class venue and delivering the SOLAS intervention, using specified behaviour change strategies | The extent to which participants perceive the burden of participating in follow-up and completing specific outcome measures within the trial | The extent to which physiotherapists perceive the demand of completing their required tasks for participating in the trial, including fidelity procedures (self-report forms) |
Implementation | The quality and extent to which the SOLAS intervention will be delivered as planned by physiotherapists who have completed training | |||
Practicality | The factors influencing the implementation of the SOLAS intervention in a range of HSE settings by a range of physiotherapists taking into account variations in staffing, facilities, equipment and class size | |||
Adaptation | The extent to which the SOLAS intervention content, mode of delivery and support materials will need to be modified to enhance its acceptability and implementation for a future definitive trial | The extent to which the SOLAS intervention training, programme content, mode of delivery and support materials will need to be modified during/at end of the trial to enhance its acceptability and implementation for a future definitive trial | The extent to which trial recruitment, follow-up and fidelity procedures and the number and range of outcome measures will need to be modified during/at end of the trial to enhance their acceptability and implementation for a future definitive trial | The extent to which trial recruitment and fidelity procedures, including physiotherapists tasks, will need to be modified during/at end of the trial to enhance acceptability and implementation for a future definitive trial |
Integration | The perceived sustainability and level of system change that will be needed to integrate the SOLAS intervention PT training and programme into existing HSE community physiotherapy services |
HSE, Health Service Executive; PT, physiotherapy; SOLAS, Self-management of Osteoarthritis and Low back pain through Activity and Skills.