This was not possible as season-end dates varied between teams, making it impossible to analyze the quantitative data prior to implementing the interview schedule.
Our pilot test showed that it is possible for an individual external to the organization to implement the survey, interview guide and document analysis - however, this is not ideal; steps need to be taken to make the evaluation process more user-friendly.
Any further data collection efforts will seek to shorten the questionnaire further; incorporate the survey modules into the routine census round; provide more training to implement the vignettes; and interview the entire population under surveillance rather than using a sample, where possible.
The study was explained to the doctors at the intervention health facilities before informed written consent was sought, separately for being part of the study (and agreeing to implement the intervention) and for the interviews at the end of the intervention.
In Senegal the Director of the gerontological public health facility in Dakar provided the ethical authorization to implement the study and to interview the patients.
This year, reconsider the traditional performance evaluation and implement the new practice of Stay Interviews to reduce turnover and identify rock star talent before they leave for greener pastures.
Among the included studies were an evaluation of the Drinker's Check-Up, a two-session intervention designed to implement the counselling style of motivational interviewing (MI) in a brief intervention format, seeking to attract and engage problem drinkers in non-stigmatized assessment and feedback 52.
The structured interview questions, and the prompts for possible follow-up, appear in Additional file 2. The investigators implemented the follow-up interviews lasting approximately 30 minutes each by telephone or online conference software beginning in December 2010 and completed the structured interviews during April 2011.
AH and VA implemented the surveys and interviews.
PB designed and implemented the study, analyzed interviews, and assisted with writing.
