Table 5 Reporting quality with regard to the development and evaluation of a complex intervention
Bennet et al. | Kim et al. | Lizarondo et al. | McCluskey et al. | Meyer et al. | Varnell et al. | Yost et al. | Chen et al. | Courey et al. | Jalali-NIa et al. | Stevenson et al. | Levin et al. | Dizon et al. | |
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Description and delivery of the intervention | |||||||||||||
ᅟDescription of all components of the intervention | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
ᅟDescription of the control intervention (comparator) | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | - | - | - | + | + | + |
Description of the intervention’s development | |||||||||||||
ᅟDescription of the intervention’s underlying theoretical considerations | + | - | + | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | + | + |
ᅟRationale for the selection of the intervention’s components | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | + | + |
ᅟIllustration of any intended interactions between different components | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | + |
ᅟRationale for the aim/essential functions of the intervention’s components, including the evidence whether the components are appropriate for achieving this goal | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + |
ᅟConsideration of contextual factors and determinants of the setting in the modeling of the intervention | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | - | + | + |
Information on a pilot-test | |||||||||||||
ᅟInformation on pilot-testing | n. a. | - | + | n. a. | n. a. | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + |
ᅟIn case of pilot-test: presentation of all relevant results and their impact on the modeling of the final intervention | n. a. | n. a. | - | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | + | + |
Description of the implementation strategy | |||||||||||||
ᅟIf the study was conducted in different clusters or centers: description of a standardised implementation strategy throughout the centers | n. a. | + | - | - | n. a. | + | - | - | n. a. | - | - | - | n. a. |
Methods of assessing participant’s preferences, interests, experiences | |||||||||||||
ᅟDescription of facilitators or barriers revealed by the process evaluation which have influenced the interventions’ implementation | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Description of a process evaluation | |||||||||||||
ᅟDescription of an evaluation of the implementation process | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ᅟDescription of unexpected interactions between components of the intervention and the environment in which the intervention was implemented | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Information on costs, resources needed for the intervention’s implementation | |||||||||||||
ᅟDescription of costs or required resources for the intervention’s implementation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |