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ArticlePilot and feasibility studies2022

Developing an implementation fidelity checklist for a vocational rehabilitation intervention.

Katie Powers, Sara Clarke, Julie Phillips, Jain A Holmes, Rachel Cripps, Kristelle Craven, Amanda Farrin, Roshan das Nair, Kathryn A Radford

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Article in Pilot and feasibility studies, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Katie PowersCentre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. katie.powers@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7276-7073
Sara ClarkeCentre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Julie PhillipsCentre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Jain A HolmesCentre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Rachel CrippsSchool of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Kristelle CravenCentre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Amanda FarrinClinical Trials Research Unit (CTRU), Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Roshan das NairMental Health & Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Kathryn A RadfordCentre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
University of Nottingham · GBKing's College London · GBUniversity of Leeds · GB

Funding

Health Technology Assessment Programme 15/130/11
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite growing numbers of studies reporting the efficacy of complex interventions and their implementation, many studies fail to report information on implementation fidelity or describe how fidelity measures used within the study were developed. This study aimed to develop a fidelity checklist for measuring the implementation fidelity of an early, stroke-specialist vocational rehabilitation intervention (ESSVR) in the RETAKE trial.

methodsTo develop the fidelity measure, previous checklists were reviewed to inform the assessment structure, and core intervention components were extracted from intervention descriptions into a checklist, which was ratified by eight experts in fidelity measurement and complex interventions. Guidance notes were generated to assist with checklist completion. To test the measure, two researchers independently applied the checklist to fifteen stroke survivor intervention case notes using retrospective observational case review. The scoring was assessed for interrater reliability.

resultsA fidelity checklist containing 21 core components and 6 desirable components across 4 stages of intervention delivery was developed with corresponding guidance notes. Interrater reliability of each checklist item ranged from moderate to perfect (Cohen's kappa 0.69-1).

conclusionsThe resulting checklist to assess implementation fidelity is fit for assessing the delivery of vocational rehabilitation for stroke survivors using retrospective observational case review. The checklist proved its utility as a measure of fidelity and may be used to inform the design of future implementation strategies.

trial registrationISRCTN, ISRCTN12464275. Registered on 13 March 2018.

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Complex interventionsMeasurement DevelopmentOccupational therapyTreatment fidelityVocational rehabilitation

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