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Table 2 Criteria used for the fidelity analysis of the AD sessions of the IMPRovE trial adapted from Carroll et. al [7]

From: Assessing the fidelity of a behavioural intervention involving academic detailing in general practice: a sub-study of the ‘Implementing work-related Mental health guidelines in general PRacticE’ (IMPRovE) trial

Section

Fidelity criterion

Duration

The session duration was within 50 min ± 10 min

Content

The opinion leader/academic detailer:

Introduced the session by describing the importance of GPs in patient recovery

Incorporated challenges from the participating GP in the AD session

The participating GPs:

Evaluated their own practice against the work-related mental health guidelines

Created strategies to diagnose and manage work-related mental health conditions according to evidence-based recommendations

Highlighted the 3 key messages of the session:

Treat the person in their situation

Offer case that is within your scope of practice and use your network to provide collaborative care

Good work is good for recovery

Frequency

The guideline recommendations were referred to:

5–9 times (1 point)

10–14 times (2 points)

15–20 times (3 points)

Coverage

The GP opinion leader (OP) and the Academic detailer were present in the sessions

All consenting GPs from the practice attended the session

The opinion leader/academic detailer:

Hosted a discussion about the challenges in practice

Used a case study to facilitate the discussion