Table 1 Definition of the formative evaluation components at three organizational levels, including methods for data collection

Adoption

Recruitment

Management level

Monitoring

Sources and procedures used to approach and attract worksites and management to become effective participants of the project

Project group level

Monitoring, questionnaire, interviews

Sources and procedures used to approach and attract PG and WG members to become effective program members

Employee level

Monitoring, questionnaire, interviews

Sources and procedures used to approach and attract employees for participation in BRAVO-interventions to become effective participants

Implementation

Reach

Project group level

Monitoring, interviews

Proportion of employees who were approached as PG or WG member

Employee level

Monitoring

Proportion of employees who were approached for participation in BRAVO-interventions

Dose delivered

Management level

Monitoring

Providing the 7-step strategy to worksites and PG and WG members

Project group level

Monitoring, questionnaire, interviews

Proportion of intended BRAVO-interventions delivered or provided to employees by PG and WG

Dose Received

Project group level

Monitoring

Proportion of companies and PG and WG members who received the 7-step implementation strategy

Employee level

Monitoring, questionnaire, interviews

Proportion of employees who participated in each BRAVO-intervention

Fidelity

Project group level

Monitoring, questionnaire, interviews

- Compliance to the 7 steps of the implementation strategy by Steering committee and PG

-Compliance of PG to project implementation plan and quality of implementation of BRAVO-interventions

Satisfaction

Management level

Interviews

Opinion/satisfaction about the project

Project group level

Questionnaire, interviews

Opinion/satisfaction about the 7-step strategy

Employee level

Questionnaire, interviews

Opinion/satisfaction about BRAVO-interventions

Continuation

Maintenance

Management level

Monitoring, questionnaire, interviews

Extend to which the developed BRAVO-interventions and 7-step strategy become routine and part of everyday culture and norms of the organization including the degree to which BRAVO-interventions are continued.

Implementation

Context

All levels

Monitoring,

Determinants

Determinants of implementation which can either hinder or facilitate the implementation of the 7-step strategy and BRAVO-interventions. These determinants are subdivided within 4 main categories:

questionnaire, interviews

1. Characteristics of the socio-political context

2. Characteristics of the organization

3. Characteristics of the innovation

4. Characteristics of the adopting person/user