Table 4 Data collection for domains of implementation strategy

Delivery of clusters (implementation strategy)

10. Was the implementation strategy delivered as intended to each nursing home (cluster)?

A

attendance lists of in-service trainings (3a, b) and steering group meetings (4)

-

proxy: assessed by teachers of project team

during training and meetings

C

written documentation of in-service training (3a, b) and steering group meetings (4) (deviation from curriculum)

trainers

documented by project team

after training and meetings

Response of individuals (implementation strategy)

11. What is the attitude of the target population toward the implementation strategy?

F

standardized questionnaire to evaluate in-service training (3a, b) and steering group meetings (4)

nursing teams

self-assessed by participants

after training and meetings

G

semi-structured telephone interviews to evaluate implementation strategy (n = 96/4 per nursing ward)

head nurses

interviewed by project team

during intervention phase

I

semi-structured group interviews to evaluate case conferences (n = 24/1 per team)

core teams

interviewed by project team

at end of intervention phase

J

semi-structured group interviews to evaluate case conferences (n = 12/1 per cluster

steering groups

interviewed by project team

at end of intervention phase

H

semi-structured group interview to evaluate case conferences (n = 12/1 per cluster)

moderators

interviewed by project team

at end of intervention phase

Response of cluster (implementation strategy)

12. How was the implementation strategy adopted by each cluster?

G

semi-structured telephone interviews to evaluate implementation strategy (n = 96/4 per nursing ward)

head nurses

interviewed by project team

during intervention phase

I

semi-structured group interviews to evaluate case conferences (n = 24/1 per team)

2 core teams

interviewed by project team

at end of intervention phase

J

semi-structured group interview to evaluate case conferences (n = 12/1 per cluster)

steering groups

interviewed by project team

at end of intervention phase

H

semi-structured group interview to evaluate case conferences (n = 12/1 per cluster)

moderators

interviewed by project team

at end of intervention phase

Recruitment and reach of individuals (implementation strategy)

13. How were participants of the implementation strategy (IS) recruited by the nursing homes (clusters), and who in the target population actually received the IS?

A

attendance lists of in-service training (3a, b) and steering group meetings (4)

-

proxy: assessed by teachers of project team

during training, meetings

H

semi-structured group interview (n = 12)

steering groups

interviewed by project team

at end of intervention phase