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Table 3 RE-AIM framework and data collection

From: Evaluation of implementation and effectiveness of neck-specific exercise for persistent disability and pain after whiplash injury: study protocol for a randomized controlled study using a hybrid 2 design

Dimension

Research question

Data Collection

Reach

To what extent do patients with WAD receive NSEIT/NSE in primary care?

Primary outcome

Data from the medical record from each included physiotherapy clinic and/or the web-based platform INERA

Effectiveness

Is the NSEIT/NSE program effective at decreasing disability and pain in patients with WAD or non-specific neck pain in primary care?

Will the results be the same as in the RCTs at 3 and 12 months of follow-up?

Primary and secondary outcomes. Patient self-reported outcomes.

The results will be compared with those of previous studies.

Adoption

To what extent do the physiotherapists apply the NSEIT/NSE to patients with WAD or non-specific neck pain?

Secondary outcomes Physiotherapist-reported outcomes.

Qualitative methods

Implementation

To what extent is the intervention delivered according to the NSE protocol (fidelity)?

Qualitative methods

Maintenance

To what extent will physiotherapists be continuing to use NSEIT/NSE at the 12-month follow-up?

Secondary outcomes Physiotherapists reported outcomes

Qualitative Methods