Participants (n main trial) | t0 | t1 | t2 | Method | Assessments | Domains of the logic model |
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Assessments pre-randomisation | ||||||
Home care Service (HCS)a (n = 27) | 22 | Questionnaire | Basic characteristics of the HCS | Context home care service | ||
Head of HCSb (n = 27) | 20 | Semi structured interview, partly in groups | Experiences with ACP, implementation of ACP in the HCS, motivation and expectation regarding study participation | Context home care service Context nurses Context patients and caregivers | ||
Nursesb (not documented) | 22 | Semi structured interview, partly in groups | Attitudes and experiences with ACP, motivation and expectation regarding study participation | Context home care service Context nurses Context patients and caregivers | ||
Nurses (not documented) | 30 | Questionnaire | Formal qualification, work experience | Context nurses | ||
Patients (n = 380) | 79 | Questionnaire | Experiences and expectations regarding ACP and study participation, ACP knowledge, control preferences, satisfaction with HCS | Context patients | ||
Assessments post-randomisation | ||||||
NF educational programme day 1 (IG) | 23 | Questionnaire | Evaluation of the educational programme, knowledge on ACP, motivation, and self-efficacy regarding the intervention | Implementation Process outcomes NFs | ||
Educational programme day 1 | 6 | Observation | Duration, alertness of participants and unplanned changes of the programme | Implementation Fidelity | ||
NF educational programme day 2 (IG) | 7 | 5 focus groups, 2 semi structured interviews | Experiences with the intervention and study participation in general | Context HCS Context NFs Implementation Context patients and caregivers Intervention Process outcomes patients and caregivers Process outcomes NFs Process outcomes HCS Macro context | ||
NF educational programme day 2 (IG) | 17 | Questionnaire | Evaluation of the educational programme, knowledge on ACP | Implementation Process outcomes NFs | ||
Educational programme day 2 | 5 | Observation | Duration, alertness of participants and unplanned changes of the programme | Implementation Fidelity | ||
NF, ACP conversation 1 | 184 | Secondary data extracted from conversations topic guides | Duration Adverse events | Intervention | ||
NF, ACP conversation 2 | 147 | Secondary data extracted from conversations topic guides | Duration Adverse events | Intervention | ||
Patients (IG) (n = 210) | 41 | Questionnaire | Experiences regarding ACP and study participation, ACP knowledge, control preferences, satisfaction with HCS, satisfaction with ACP conversations | Context patients Intervention Process outcomes patients | ||
Patients (CG) (n = 170) | 42 | Questionnaire | Experiences regarding ACP and study participation, ACP knowledge, control preferences, satisfaction with HCS | Context patients | ||
Caregivers (IG) (not documented) | 12 | 11 | Semi structured interview | Experiences and expectations regarding ACP and study participation, ACP knowledge, caregiver burden, satisfaction with HCS | Context patients and caregivers Intervention | |
Head of HCS (CG and IG) (n = 27) | 22 | Semi structured interview, partly in groups | Experiences with ACP, implementation of ACP in the HCS, experiences within the study and further plans regarding ACP | Context HCS Implementation Process outcomes NFs Context patients and caregivers Intervention Process outcomes patients and caregivers Process outcomes HCS Macro context |