Item number* | Item name | Item description |
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2 | Why | Describe any rationale, theory or goal of the elements essential to the intervention |
3 | What: materials | Describe any physical or informational materials used in the intervention, including those provided to participants or used in intervention delivery or in training of intervention providers; provide information on where the materials can be accessed (eg, online appendix, URL) |
4 | What: procedures | Describe each of the procedures, activities, and/or processes used in the intervention, including any enabling or support activities |
5 | Who provided | For each category of intervention provider (eg, psychologist, nursing assistant), describe their expertise, background and any specific training given |
6 | How | Describe the modes of delivery (eg, face-to-face or by some other mechanism, such as internet or telephone) of the intervention and whether it was provided individually or in a group |
7 | Where | Describe the type(s) of location(s) where the intervention occurred, including any necessary infrastructure or relevant features |
8 | When and how much | Describe the number of times the intervention was delivered and over what period of time, including the number of sessions, their schedule, and their duration, intensity or dose |
9 | Tailoring | If the intervention was planned to be personalised, titrated or adapted, then describe what, why, when and how |
10 | Modifications | If the intervention was modified during the course of the study, describe the changes (what, why, when and how) |
11 | How well: planned | If intervention adherence or fidelity was assessed, describe how and by whom, and if any strategies were used to maintain or improve fidelity, describe them |
12* | How well: actual | If intervention adherence or fidelity was assessed, describe the extent to which the intervention was delivered as planned |
*Item 1 was not scored for this study; item 12 was scored as ‘not applicable’ if item 11 was scored as inadequate.