Domain | Research question | Research methods and measures | Participants | Stage of study |
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Delivery to clusters | What intervention is actually delivered to each nursing home? | Evaluation of the facilitators workshop using documentation forms | Research team | During and after each implementation component |
Evaluation of the information session using documentation forms | Research team | |||
Were the components of the implementation introduced as planned? | Evaluation of the peer-mentor-visit using documentation forms | Research team | ||
Evaluation of the peer-mentoring using documentation forms | Research team | |||
Response of clusters | How is the intervention adopted by the nursing homes? | Feedback on implementation components and process using standardised questionnaires, documentation forms, and facilitators’ diary | Facilitators | During implementation and post-intervention |
Are there any differences between the nursing homes? | Participants in the information session | |||
Research team | ||||
Are there any changes in daily nursing routine? | Survey using standardised questionnaire on experiences and perceived changes in attitude and behaviour | Nursing staff | At baseline and after 6 months | |
What are the enablers and barriers for a successful implementation? | Problem-centred interviews and group discussion to ask about experiences during implementation | Facilitators | Post-intervention | |
Therapists, social workers and relatives | ||||
Peer-mentors | ||||
Context | In what context is the intervention implemented? | Description of the wider context based on literature on national nursing home standards | Literature search | Before baseline |
Collection of important structural characteristics using structured cluster-interviews | Head nurse | At baseline | ||
How do contextual factors influence the implementation process? | Problem-centred group interviews and group discussion to ask about the influence of context-specific factors during implementation | Facilitators | Post-intervention |