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Table 2 Overview of research objectives and data collection methods RE-AIM

From: Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia disorder in depressed patients treated at an outpatient clinic for mood disorders: protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Quantitative methods

Qualitative methods

Research objectives:

Baseline online questionnaire

T1 (3 month follow-up) online questionnaire

T4 (12-month folluw-up) online questionnaire

MindDistrictEPR (electronic patient record)

Exit Interview by telephone with patients opting out

Focus group and/or interviews patients (at T1)

Focus group and/or interviews therapists (at T1)

Interviews managers out patient clinics (at T1)

Reach

  1. Evaluating the procedures of recruiting Baseline

X

    

X

X

X

  2. Determining reasons for joining, continuing with or opting out of the I-Sleep program among patients

X

   

X

   

  3. Determining patient characteristics e.g. demographics and mental health

X

  

X

    

Effectiveness

  1. Evaluating the effect on the I-Slee program on insomnia and depression severity

 

X

      

  2. Evaluating the effect of the I-Sleep program among patients

 

X

      

  3. Determining satisfaction with the I-Sleep program and provided tools/guidance among therapists

 

X

   

X

  

  4. Determining satisfaction with the I-Sleep program therapists

      

X

 

  5. Determining satisfaction with the I-Sleep program and provided tools/guidance among outpatient clinic managers

       

X

Adoption

  1. Determining therapist characteristics e.g. demographics, skills and experience

X

  

X

    

  2. Evaluating the procedures of recruiting therapists

X

  

X

  

X

X

  3. Determining reasons among therapists for joining, continuing with or opting out of using the I-Sleep program

X

     

X

 

  4. Evaluating the overall (starting) process of recruiting/adopting I-Sleep by the organisation

       

X

Implementation

  1. Determining treatment fidelity among patients, e.g. completed sessions and assignments

 

X

   

X

  

  2. Determining the degree in which the treatment protocol has been followed by therapists (fidelity and dosage)

      

X

 

  3. Determining the use (dosage and fidelity) of provided tools and guidance regarding the I-Sleep program among therapists

      

X

 

Maintenance

  1. Evaluating the long-term effects and application of techniques from the I-Sleep program among patients

  

X

     

  2. Determining helpful elements in maintaining to apply techniques from the I-Sleep program among patients

  

X

  

X

  

  3. Evaluating the long-term use of the I-Sleep program among therapists

      

X

 

  4. Determining helpful elements in maintaining to use the I-Sleep program among therapists and in the outpatient clinic in general

      

X

X

  5. Determining future activities and intention to use the program

     

X

X

X

Overall

  Determining the perceived barriers and facilitators to the adoption, implementation and continuations of the program

     

X

X

X

  1. Measurements at different points of assessment according to the RE-AIM process evaluation principle for patients, therapists and outpatient managers. Where RE-AIM stands for: Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance