Table 2 Reliability in identification of essential reporting elements
From: A checklist to improve reporting of group-based behaviour-change interventions
Reporting elements | Number of agreements (% agreement) | AC1 |
|---|---|---|
1. Intervention source or development methods | 28 (93) | 0.891 |
2. General setting | 29 (97) | 0.934 |
3. Venue characteristics | 30 (100) | 1 |
4. Total number of group sessions | 30 (100) | 1 |
5. Length of group sessions | 30 (100) | 1 |
6. Frequency of group sessions | 27 (90) | 0.849 |
7. Duration of intervention | 28 (93) | 0.913 |
8. Change mechanisms or theories | 25 (83) | 0.748 |
9. Change techniques | 30 (100) | 1 |
10. Session content | 30 (100) | 1 |
11. Sequencing of sessions | 27 (90) | 0.802 |
12. Participants’ materials | 27 (90) | 0.849 |
13. Activities | 29 (97) | 0.961 |
14. Fidelity of session delivery | 29 (97) | 0.961 |
15. Group composition | 30 (10) | 1 |
16. Methods for group allocation | 27 (90) | 0.84 |
17. Continuity of participants’ group membership | 24 (80) | 0.723 |
18. Group size | 28 (93) | 0.872 |
19. Number of facilitators | 29 (97) | 0.934 |
20. Continuity of facilitators’ group assignment | 29 (97) | 0.937 |
21. Facilitators’ professional background | 29 (97) | 0.952 |
22. Facilitators’ personal characteristics | 30 (100) | 1 |
23. Facilitators’ training in intervention delivery | 29 (97) | 0.937 |
24. Facilitators training in group facilitation | 29 (97) | 0.958 |
25. Facilitators’ materials | 26 (87) | 0.76 |
26. Facilitation style | 28 (93) | 0.908 |
Total | 737 (out of 780) (94.5Â %) | 0.892 |