Table 1

Implementation fidelity components (adherence subcategory and potential moderating factors), research question, data collection procedure/source and planning)

Adherence subcategory	Research question(s)	Data collection procedures/sources	Measurement planning
Content	How are the three steps of the of scaling up strategy delivered in the five regions?	Semi-structured interviews with supportive and regional partners. Work documents (ie, progress reports and interim reports) of supportive and regional partners. Deliverables of supportive and regional partners.	Alongside SCIROCCO project.
Frequency/duration	How many GP assessments are performed in the five regions? How many self-assessments are performed in the five regions? How many twinning and coaching activities are performed in the regions? What was the duration of the implementation of the three steps?	Semi-structured interviews with supportive and regional partners. Work documents (ie, progress reports and interim reports) of supportive and regional partners. Deliverables of with supportive and regional partners.	Alongside the SCIROCCO project.
Coverage (reach)	How many local stakeholders per region participated in the different steps of the SCIROCCO strategy?	Work documents of regional partners. Deliverables of regional partners. Emails with regional partners.	Alongside the SCIROCCO project.
Potential moderating factors
Participant responsiveness	How satisfied were the participants with their participation in the study visits? How did the participants perceive the outcomes and relevance of the study visits?	Focus groups with local stakeholders and regional partners of the five participating regions. Short survey with the local stakeholders and regional partners of the five regions on experience in in the study visit.	After the study visits.
Participant recruitment	What recruitment procedures were used to attract local stakeholders to participate in the three steps of the strategy?	Semi-structured interviews with supportive and regional partners. Focus groups with local stakeholders and regional partners of the five participating regions. Deliverables with supportive and regional partners.	Alongside SCIROCCO project. After the study visits. Alongside SCIROCCO project.
Conditions to facilitate implementation	What conditions were used to support the implementation of the SCIROCCO scaling up strategy? How were these conditions perceived by SCIROCCO partners and local stakeholders involved in the strategy?	Semi-structured interviews with supportive and regional partners. Focus groups with local stakeholders and regional partners of the five participating regions. Work documents (ie, progress reports and interim reports) of with supportive and regional partners. Deliverables of with supportive and regional partners.	Alongside SCIROCCO project. After the study visits. Alongside SCIROCCO project.
Context	What factors at political, economical, organisational and work group level affected the implementation of the scaling up strategy?	Semi-structured interviews with supportive and regional partners. Focus groups with local stakeholders and regional partners of the five participating regions. Work documents (ie, progress reports and interim reports) of supportive and regional partners. Deliverables of supportive and regional partners.	Alongside SCIROCCO project. After the study visits. Alongside SCIROCCO project.

GPs, Good Practices; SCIROCCO, Scaling IntegRated Care in Context.