Table 2 Process evaluation methods
Participants | Methods | Areas for investigation |
|---|---|---|
Welsh Assembly Government representatives (n = 3) | Group interviews and email/telephone communication | Programme theory Programme diffusion and barriers and facilitators to implementation |
General Practices (n = 9) | Group interviews with primary care clinicians (GPs, practice nurses; practice managers) | Recruitment Uptake and reach |
All exercise co-ordinators (n = 12) | One to one telephone interviews | Fidelity and dose Programme diffusion and barriers and facilitators to implementation Recruitment Uptake and reach Trial experience and implementation |
All exercise professionals (n = 38) | One to one telephone interviews | Fidelity and dose Patient experiences - perceived impact and processes of change Uptake and reach Trial experience and implementation |
Patient interviews (n = 32 within 6 centres) | Group and one to one interviews with patients at varying stages of the scheme | Patient experiences - perceived impact and processes of change |
Exercise professionals (n = 23) | Recordings of at least one first consultation for all exercise professional and coding using Behaviour Change Counselling Index (BECCI; (Lane, Huws-Thomas et al. 2005). | Fidelity |
Routine monitoring data (1080 patients) | Secondary analyses | Fidelity and dose Uptake and reach |