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Table 1 Process evaluation components and questions, levels and data collection methods

From: ‘This is the beginning of the new me’: process evaluation of a group fitness intervention to promote wellbeing in formerly homeless individuals

Component

Evaluation questions

Data collection methods

Staff level/ Organisation

Participant level

Context

• What factors in the organization, community, social/political environment, or other situational issues could potentially affect intervention implementation?

• Observations using checklist

• Semi-structured interviews

x

x

Recruitment

• What strategies were used to recruit participants?

• What were the barriers to maintaining involvement of individuals?

• Observations

• Semi-structured interviews

x

 

Reach/Participation

• What proportion of the target population participated in the intervention and in each program session?

• Characteristics of intervention participants

• What were the perceived reasons for non-participation?

• Daily participant attendance records

• Observations using checklist

• Semi-structured interviews

x

x

Dose delivered

• To what extent were the intended activities provided to the participants?

• To what extent were the resources, including equipment and staffing used?

• To what extent were all of the intended strategies and activities used?

• Observations,

• Semi-structured interviews

x

 

Dose received

• To what extent participants, present in the fitness sessions, were engaged in the activities?

• How did participants react to trainers, equipment and other participants?

• Observations

• Semi-structured interviews

x

x

Satisfaction/feedback

• Did participants enjoy participating in group fitness activities?

• How did they feel after the sessions?

• What motivated them to participate?

• Observations

• Semi-structured interviews

x

x

Fidelity

• To what extent was the intervention implemented consistent with the underlying theory and philosophy?

• Did exercising in the group setting promote social interaction?

• Observations

• Semi-structured interviews

x

x