Fidelity of primary care nurses' delivery of a behavioural change intervention enhancing physical activity in patients at risk of cardiovascular disease: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the fidelity of delivery of a nurse-led intervention to enhance physical activity in patients at risk for cardiovascular diseases, the Activate intervention, by assessing: (1) self-reported fidelity of delivery; (2) observed fidelity of delivery; (3) quality of delivery of the Activate intervention and (4) nurses' beliefs about their capability, motivation, confidence and effectiveness towards delivering the Activate intervention, including behavioural change techniques.

Design

An observational study.

Setting

General practices in the Netherlands.

Participants

Primary care nurses (n=20) from 16 general practices.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Nurses' self-reported fidelity was evaluated using checklists (n=282), and the obse

SUBMITTER: Westland H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7993355 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature