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Table 4 Summary of number and type of comments provided by Delphi participants for intervention items

From: A Delphi survey to determine how educational interventions for evidence-based practice should be reported: Stage 2 of the development of a reporting guideline

Information item

Number of participants

Reinforce n = 76 (68%)

Replicate n = 14 (13%)

Understand n = 14 (13%)

Philosophy n = 7 (6%)

Aims and objectives of the educational intervention

3

x

xx

  

Teaching/learning strategies

5

xxxx

x

  

Learning objectives

7

xxxxx

xx

  

Duration of each session

2

xx

   

Number of face to face teaching/learning sessions

7

xxxx

xx

 

x

Duration of each entire educational program

1

x

   

Frequency of the teaching/learning sessions

0

    

Any post-intervention activities required

1

x

   

Theoretical basis/educational framework used

5

xxxx

x

  

The specific educational materials/resources used

3

xx

x

  

Any pre-intervention readings/activities required

0

    

Detail of EBP components/content

2

x

x

  

Process used to ensure fidelity of teaching/delivery

7

xx

 

xxx

xx

Timing of intervention

3

xx

 

x

 

Supporting structures in organisation to maintain behaviours targeted by intervention

3

xxx

   

Extent of peer interaction

0

    

What post-training support was provided

0

    

Face to face contact time with learners

8

xxxxxx

x

 

x

Whether any identified barriers were targeted

2

x

  

x

Whether follow-up sessions planned

1

X

   

Training required for instructors to teach the intervention

1

x

   

Non-face to face contact time with learners

2

xx

   

Instructors commitment to specific content of teaching

5

xx

 

xx

x

Student time NOT covered by face to face contact

2

xx

   

What method was used to decide content

1

  

x

 

Number of instructors/teachers involved

4

xx

x

x

 

Ratio of learners to teachers

5

xxx

x

x

 

Instructors commitment to format of teaching

5

xxxx

 

x

 

Whether the same instructor was used for all teaching

3

xx

  

x

Whether a systematic method was used beforehand to identify barriers

1

  

x

 

Whether program will be compared across different sites

3

xxx

   

Settings where teaching/learning sessions undertaken

4

xx

 

xx

 

Description of teaching experience/expertise

3

xx

x

  

Profession of instructors

4

xxxx

   

Whether educational intervention was endorsed by an academic, educational or professional institution

2

xx

   

Who was involved in designing the content

1

x

   

Relation of instructor to learners/program

4

xxx

 

x

 

Who designed the intervention

1

x

   

To what extent did the hosting agency facilitate training

0

    
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