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Table 2 Items included in the implementation index score

From: How the Plants for Joints multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention achieved its effects: a mixed methods process evaluation

Usage (5 items)

Score 0 - 3

Extent to which tools and activities were used.

(never, sometimes, regularly, often)

Quality of delivery (9 items)

Score 0 - 3

Extent to which participants felt stimulated by the coaches to use behavioral change techniques.

(never, sometimes, regularly, often)

Participant responsiveness (5 items)

Score 0 - 3

Degree of satisfaction with group meetings.

(completely disagree, disagree, agree, completely agree)

1. Food diary (Eetmeter) (7%)

2. Dietary information in binder (61%)

3. Meal plan and recipes (17%)

4. Homework (8%)

5. Whats app group (7%)

Not included:

1. Fitbit (smart watch)

1. Set personal goals (7%)

2. Take initiative (in your lifestyle change) (6%)

3. Ask for help if you get stuck (9%)

4. Reflect on what is going well (15%)

5. Celebrate personal victories and share these with others (12%)

6. Accept that making mistakes is part of making lifestyle changes (11%)

7. Realize that each (little) step counts (13%)

8. Trust yourself to make changes to your lifestyle (15%)

9. Come up with strategies to deal with relapses (12%)

Not included:

1. Make lifestyle changes in a way that suits you

2. Search for solutions and possibilities when something isn’t working

3. Come up with strategies or make plans to deal with difficulties

1. I did not feel very connected with the participants in my group (REV) (13%)

2. I did not really fit in with the participants in my group (REV) (46%)

3. I often felt lonely when I was with the participants in my group (REV) (11%)

4. I could talk to the participants in my group about things that are important to me (21%)

5. I had a personal connection with some of the participants in my group (10%)

Not included:

1. I felt like I was part of the group

  1. Italic constructs were not considered in the composite implementation index score. Percentages in brackets refer to the proportion of each item weighing on the construct. REV reverse-coded item