Improving oral healthcare using academic detailing – design of the ADVOCATE Field Studies

Figures & data

Figure 1. The aim intervention and outcomes of the Field Studies.

Figure 2. Flowchart of the study procedure.

Table 1. Overview of data collection.

Collected variables	Data source				Domains			Time of data collection	Unit of analysis
	Focus group	Debriefings	Evaluation forms	Field notes^a	Feasibility/process	Acceptability	Usefulness
Primary outcomes
Reported change in care delivery	^b		^c				^d	ADG 3	GDPs
Reported change in attitudes or approaches to care delivery	^b		^c				^d	ADG 3	GDPs
Reported change in reflection on current practice	^b		^c				^d	ADG 2, 3	GDPs
Overall impression of the Field Studies	^b		^c			^d	^d	ADG 3	GDPs
Secondary outcomes
Experiences with recruiting GDPs				^b	^d			Prior to AGD 1	Stewards
Experiences with organizing ADG meetings		^b	^c	^c	^d			Set-up meeting and ADG 1, 2, 3	Stewards and GDPs
Experiences and satisfaction with using the patient questionnaire application	^b	^c		^c	^d			ADG 1, 2, 3	Stewards and GDPs
Experiences and satisfaction with using the dashboard Patient-derived data Claims data	^b	^c	^c	^c	^d			ADG 1, 2, 3	Stewards and GDPs
Academic detailing Experiences of and satisfaction with the AD approach Action points identified	^b	^c	^c	^c	^d	^d		ADG 1, 2, 3	Stewards and GDPs
Descriptive information
E.g. number of participating GDPs, demographic information of GDPs, number of completed patient questionnaires, which measures were discussed during the ADGs.		^c		^c	^d			Set-up meeting and ADG 1, 2, 3	Stewards and GDPs
	Additional data from a demographic questionnaire, Q methodology and the dashboard.

^aIncludes email discussion forum and preparatory teleconferences.

^bPrimary source.

^cSecondary sources.

^dVariables measured in that domain.