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Table 1 Overview of used outcome assessments and timeline

From: Improving mobility and participation of older people with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders in primary care using a care pathway: feasibility study and process evaluation

Outcomes

Data collection procedures/assessments

Study period

Enrolment

Time of data collection

Close-out

Pre T0

T0

T1

T2

Post T2

Primary outcome

 - Impact of dizziness on activities of daily living

Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI)

 

X

X

X

 

Secondary outcomes

 - Static and dynamic balance

Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (miniBEST)

 

X

X

X

 

 - Health-related quality of life

EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level (EQ-5D-5L)

 

X

X

X

 

 - Daily-life physical activity profile

Actigraphy (StepWatch4, Move4)

 

X

X

X

 

 - Types of physical activity in daily life

International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

X

Xa

Xa

Xa

 

 - Time and types of physical activity; daily time spent moving, sitting, lying; and occurrence of VDB

Physical activity diary

 

X

X

X

 

Process evaluation

 - Characteristics of participants

Standardized questionnaire on sociodemographic data

X

    

 - Structural practice data of GP and PT practices

Standardized questionnaire on structural practice data based on the QCPC

X

    

 - Trial feasibility

 - Feasibility of the intervention components

 - Feasibility of the implementation strategy

Research team

Field notes by the research team

 

X

X

X

 

Field notes by the study assistant after each measurement appointment

 

X

X

X

 

GPs

Group interview with GPs

  

X

 

Individual interview with GPs

X

    

Standardized questionnaire on the recruitment process

X

    

Standardized evaluation forms for the educational trainings

X

    

Field notes on contact with GPs via telephone or email

X

X

X

X

X

Field notes by GPsc

 

X

X

X

 

PTs

Individual interviews with PTs

    

X

Standardized evaluation forms for the educational training

X

    

Field notes by PTsd

 

X

X

X

 

Field notes on contact with PTs via telephone or email

X

X

X

X

X

Patients

Individual interviews with patients

  

X

X

Patients’ cancellation forms

X

    

Standardized evaluation forms after each questionnaire

X

X

X

X

 

Field notes by the patientsb

 

X

X

X

 

Field notes on contact with patients via telephone or email

X

X

X

X

X

  1. GP general practitioner, PT physical therapist, QCPC Questionnaire of Chronic Illness Care in Primary Care, VDB vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders
  2. a one week after measurement point
  3. b Patients’ field notes in free text option in physical activity diary
  4. c GPs’ field notes in form of a completed checklist including a free text option
  5. d PTs’ field notes in form of a completed guide including a free text option and treatment documentation