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Table 1 Research procedure and timeline

From: Using a realist approach to evaluate smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people

1. Phase One - April 2007 until March 2008

   Training and support for Logic Modelling process

   Organise training workshop for project staff to introduce evaluation proposal and Logic Modelling concept

   Develop, refine and confirm individual project Logic Models with project staff.

   Agree end of Phase One Logic Models with project staff

   Preparation for data collection

   Establish baseline data for intended target groups in all three regions; Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

   Prepare and submit ethics application for Phase Two.

   Agree short, medium & longer term outcome indicators with project staff

   Agree monitoring and reporting of routine and project monitoring data with project staff

   Develop draft interview schedules for Phase Two

   Formative feedback

   Review NICE recommendations on smoking cessation services and feedback to project staff

   Prepare and submit final version of Phase One report

   Host end Phase 1 feedback sessions for all project staff

2. Phase Two - April 2008 until June 2010

   Training and Support for Logic Modelling process

   Meet project staff to review ongoing relevance and validity of their project Logic Models

   Finalise Logic Models with project staff

   Preparation for data collection

   Set up database for routine and project monitoring data

   Refine and agree final interview schedules

   Data collection

   Set up and conduct interviews with service users, non-service users and project staff (service providers)

   Data analysis

   Transcribe interviews; code and analyse

   Routine and project monitoring outcome data-file cleaning & validation

   Routine and project monitoring data entry and analysis

   Publication and dissemination

   Prepare and submit interim Phase Two report

   Prepare and submit draft final report

   Write up and submit final report

   Prepare for & deliver final feedback event for all staff

   Prepare evaluation findings summary paper