Topic | Data Source/Analysis | Measurement Points | Unit of Analysis |
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Recruitment of cluster | [Qualitative analysis] - Measurement from documentation of recruitment & allocation process by research team | During recruitment of clusters | Nursing home |
Delivery to clusters | [Quantitative analysis] - Measurement of intervention fidelity across its components: in-service training; care planning; case conferences with assistant & case conferences without support; coordination of care; supporting & tracking through ICT | During and after each component | Nursing home & Resident |
- Measurement of receipt in target population from the cloud-based SPEC computerized system | T2, T3 | Resident | |
[Qualitative analysis] - Measurement from interviews with onsite SPEC coordinators in charge of case management about what intervention is delivered and why | After T3 | Nursing home | |
Response of clusters | [Quantitative analysis] - Measurement of standardized questionnaire items sent to participants along with other follow-up measurements | After T3 | Nursing home |
[Qualitative analysis] - Measurement from documents and interview data about target population’s experience of and response to the intervention. | During and after each component | Nursing home | |
Recruitment and reach-in of individuals | [Quantitative analysis] - Measurement from documents and participant list | T0 | |
- Quantitative comparison of those receiving vs. not receiving the intervention | T0, T1, T2, T3 | Nursing home & Resident | |
[Qualitative analysis] - Measurement from interviews with those who recruited the participants | During and after each component | Nursing home & Resident | |
Response of individuals | [Quantitative analysis] - Measurement from standardized questionnaire of individuals’ perceptions of the intervention and uptake of trial components. (TAM, questionnaire for process evaluation) | T1 + 1 month; after T3 | Nursing home |
[Qualitative analysis] - Measurement from observational and interview data about target population’s experience of and response to the intervention (documents, web data, telephone calls, audiotape of case conferences, etc.) | During and after each component | Nursing home | |
Context | [Quantitative analysis] - Measurement from project manager’s documents and from standardized questionnaire to assess organizational and structural characteristics of nursing home | Before T1; after T3 | Nursing home |
[Qualitative analysis] - Measurement from policy documents or interviews (semi-structured interviews to assess “care as usual” at baseline and at end of study) | Before T1; during and after each component; after T3 | Nursing home | |
Implementation strategies | [Quantitative analysis] - Measurement of quantitative data from web and documents | During and after each component | Nursing home |
[Qualitative analysis] - Measurement from project manager’s documents and interview data about target population’s experience of and response to the facilitation strategies | During and after each component | Nursing home |