Table 5 Process evaluation assessment plan and timeline
INSTRUMENT | DATA COLLECTED | PARTICIPANT CATEGORY | TIMEPOINT(S) | COMPENSATION | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Post-Meeting Surveys | -Implementation outcomes, nutrition and PA content (dose received: attendance, perceived participant satisfaction, engagement, appropriateness/fit, relevance/usefulness; fidelity: components covered, to what degree, enhancements/modifications, meeting start & end times; feasibility: prep time, cost) | Facilitators/ Educators | After each meeting | N/A | CC cost questions asked on final Post-Meeting Survey |
Post-Theme Surveys | -Implementation outcomes, nutrition & PA content (dose received) -Implementation outcomes, CC action plan (group functioning) -Mechanisms of outcomes (perceptions about personal behavior change) | CCMa | After each curriculum themeb | $20c | Participant cost questions asked on first Post-Theme Survey only |
Post-Curriculum Interview Guide | -Barriers and facilitators to implementation of nutrition and PA content (CFIR constructs) | Educators | At conclusion of all curriculum modules | N/A | Â |
Post-Curriculum Interview Guide | -Implementation outcomes, nutrition & PA content (dose received) -Implementation outcomes, CC action plan (group functioning) -Mechanisms of outcomes (perceptions about personal behavior change; perceptions about how CC action plan will impact community) | CCMd | At conclusion of all curriculum modules | $40 | Â |
Check-In Survey | -Implementation outcomes of the CC action plan (fidelity to action plan, group functioning) -CC action plan outcomes (goal achievement, impact) | Educators | Monthly for 12Â months, starting one month after conclusion of all curriculum modules | N/A | CC cost questions asked on final Check-In Survey |
One Year Post Interview Guide | -Barriers and facilitators to implementation of the CC action plans (CFIR constructs) -CC action plan implementation outcomes (fidelity, group functioning) -CC action plan outcomes (goal achievement, impact) -Mechanisms of outcomes (CCM only: perceptions about personal behavior change) | Educators, CCM | 12Â months after the conclusion of all curriculum modules | $40 (CCM only) | Â |
Mini-Interview Guide | -CC action plan outcomes (perceptions of impact on community) -Mechanisms of community resident outcomes (perceptions of impact on self) | Community Residentse | 12Â months after the conclusion of all curriculum modules | $20 | Â |
Online Survey: Process Evaluation Questions | -CC action plan outcomes (current activities, goal achievement, new initiatives) | CCM | 12-, 24-, and 36-month timepoints | Part of overall study compensation | Process evaluation questions will be  included in the annual online survey |
Online Survey: Process Evaluation Questions | -Mechanisms of friends and family members, community resident outcomes (awareness of CC projecta; involvement in CC projecta; involvement in any other community change initiatives; awareness of changes in behavior or weight loss of community members) | Friends and Family Members, Community Residents | 12-, 24-, and 36-month timepoints | Part of overall study compensation | Process evaluation questions will be included in the annual online survey |
Two Year Post Interview Guide | -CC action plan outcomes (goal achievement, new initiatives) -Implementation outcomes (sustainability) | Educators | 24Â months after the conclusion of all curriculum modules | N/A | Will include CC cost questions |