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Table 2 Individual session process evaluation items and results

From: Reducing electronic media use in 2–3 year-old children: feasibility and efficacy of the Family@play pilot randomised controlled trial

Element of session evaluation

What this covered

Findings

Attendance records

• Facilitator recorded attendance

• Participants attended a mean of 78 % of sessions

Facilitator session evaluation

• How much of planned session delivered

• All content delivered as planned

• Timing of session

• Sessions ran for mean of 68.6 mins (planned 60 mins)

• Facilitator’s perspective:

 

content easy to understand

• 5.0/5

content interesting; participants attentive

• 4.4/5

participants engaged and contributed to group discussions

• 4.8/5

• Quality of materials

• 4.5/5

• Issues/concerns raised

• Decreasing ST when parents busy/tired/sick; spouse support/ motivation; boys boisterous and destructive

• Gaps in content

• Discuss slow pace of behaviour change

• Suggestions for improvement

• Include strategies for spouse support; address perceptions that Wii is good form of exercise; discuss how to manage low parent energy

Participant session evaluation

• Quality

• 3.2/4

• Satisfaction

• 2.5/3

• Usefulness

• 2.3/3

• Relevance

• 2.3/3

• Enjoyment

• 2.3/3

• Learning opportunity

• 2.1/3

• Facilitator’s knowledge, communication skills and approachability

• 2.4/3

End of program one hour semi-structured focus group

• Aspects of the program participants felt worked or could be improved

• Reported in process evaluation section of Results