Table 1

Overview of feasibility and acceptability outcomes and evaluation methods

OutcomeEvaluation
Recruitment and eligibility

  • Number (of participants) identified through patient organisations membership

  • Number identified via waiting list at the hospital department of pain medicine

  • Number screened for eligibility

  • Number eligible following screening

  • Reasons for ineligibility

  • Number completed consent forms

  • Number randomised

  • Reasons for non-participation following eligibility screening

Data collection
 

  • Percentage (of participants) completing patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) at baseline, post-treatment and 3-month follow-up

  • Numbers of missing items from patient reported outcome measures

Attrition
 

  • Rates of intervention drop-outs (group A)

  • Reasons for intervention drop out (group A)

  • Rates of intervention drop-outs (group B)

  • Reasons for intervention drop out (group B)

Resources needed
 Length of time required for:

  • Training time with therapists

  • Therapists to administer the study (weekly class and email interaction)

Participants’ adherence
 Number of:

  • Classes attended: exercise and MBSR (group A)

  • Log-ins to online self-management guide (group B)

  • Log-ins to weekly website resources (group A)

  • Orientation attended (group B)

  • Home exercises completed via application (group A)

  • Activity logged on Fitbit (groups A and B)

Participants’ acceptability of data collection and intervention

  1. Satisfaction with the intervention: Completion of Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-842

  2. Interface Usability: Completion of the System Usability Scale

Via focus groups:

  1. Impressions and experience of participating in the intervention (eg, what was helpful, not helpful)

  2. Impressions and experience of completing the PROMs