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Table 1 Traffic light rating criteria for interpreting feasibility outcomes

From: Tailoring registered dietitian and occupational therapy services for home-delivered meal recipients: feasibility study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Feasibility outcome

Description

Green

Yellow

Red

Recruitment and retention

Recruitment: Proportion of participants recruited over 6-months compared to our target sample (n = 60)

 ≥ 80%

60–79%

 ≤ 59%

Retention: Proportion of participants who stay enrolled in the entire 3-month study period

 ≥ 80%

60–79%

 ≤ 59%

Outcome measure data collection

Proportion of data that passes data quality inspections (i.e., is not flagged as suspicious)

 ≥ 80%

60–79%

 ≤ 59%

Resources

Proportion of actual expenses (clinician wages, travel costs for in-home visits) that are concordant with budgeted expenses

 ≥ 80%

60–79%

 ≤ 59%

Services implemented as intended

For clinicians: Proportion of clinical services that are implemented as intended

 ≥ 80%

60–79%

 ≤ 59%

For participants: Proportion of participants who received all planned clinical service encounters

 ≥ 80%

60–79%

 ≤ 59%

  1. Criteria adapted from Hilton et al. [26]. Clinical services = registered dietitian and/or occupational therapy services