We used a direct observation checklist recommended by the Government of India for on-site observation of session sites.
Game facilitators also made systematic observations of sessions.
These accounts were supplemented by our own occasional observations of sessions, visits to the schools and conversations with school staff and children and through conversations with the arts practitioners both within and outside the school.
Our primary outcome measure is an objective assessment made by an expert panel, our secondary measures utilise self-informant or key informant reports and our process evaluation includes coded and descriptive accounts of the intervention delivery and participation made during observations of sessions, semistructured interviews and written participant feedback.
Direct observation of educational sessions took place at the validation midwifery's program and train-the-trainers sessions, to examine the interaction between the participants, the coordinator, the consultant and the head of the training division and to assess the influence on the implementation process.
Qualitative information is collected from observation of court sessions and interviews.
Supervision was done through on-site observation of counselling sessions, which were conducted every fortnight.
Qualitative methods were utilized, including participant observation of training sessions, focus group discussions and interviews.
Treatment adherence was monitored by the direct observation of treatment sessions, by case discussions in supervision meetings, and by a review of the records and treatment protocols.
The observation of these sessions will allow us to gather first-hand information about the social processes between the specialist rheumatology nurse and patients in an educational context.
