The aims of this paper are to describe the development of the intervention and methods of data collection, ascertain the feasibility of recruitment, assess the feasibility and acceptability of the group intervention and to make a preliminary assessment of its effectiveness.
In addition, AR and KM made surprise visits to one of the two assigned sites of each team during data collection to ascertain that this was being done in accordance with expectations.
The constant data comparison method was utilized concurrently with data collection to ascertain when data saturation (or information redundancy) for each weight-related topic was realized and data collection should terminate [ 60, 64].
Within the 'other' approaches it was difficult to determine conclusively whether this was PPI or whether they were examples of data collection aimed at ascertaining the public opinion.
Deaths occurring through the 1994 data collection phase were ascertained by death certificate; subsequently, mortality and cause of death were ascertained through the National Death Index.
Following training, each member collected baseline patient data from their own practice using a standardized baseline data collection form to ascertain current practice patterns for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.
Before commencing this part of the data collection, the investigators ascertained that participants understood the task by explaining the procedure and its objective.
At each health center, study personnel visited the health center in-charge to brief him or her on data collection objectives and ascertain the days antenatal and postnatal services were provided to coordinate timing for data collection.
Regional surveys, particularly those including both qualitative and quantitative data collection, can help ascertain not only estimates of healthcare-associated infection outcomes, but whether data collection, definitions, and policies are uniform.
The purpose and objectives of the parent studies were discussed with the investigator (OOT) prior to the commencement of data collection to help ascertain the authenticity of the response of the respondents due to the generic nature of the data collection instruments.
