Appendix
TB, HBC, MoA, stroke
STROKE
Description of the BRIDGE-intervention with the behavior change techniques used and the presumed theoretical mechanisms of action according to The Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy* and The Theory and Techniques Tool.**Behavior Change Technique (BCT): the active ingredients expected to bring about behavioral change (e.g. feedback on behavior). Mechanisms of Action (MoA): the processes through which a behavior change technique affects behavior (e.g. behavioral regulation). BCTs are defined according to the terminology used in*The Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy (v1)MoA according to **The Theory and Techniques Tool developed by The Human Behaviour Change (HBC) project: Study materials in Norwegian are available online: SMART: Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic/relevant, and timed4.Tutorial on goal setting: PSFS: Patient Specific Functional Scale.Link (¤ marginal/inconclusive link) between BCT and MoA according to criteria set by the HBC project.Inconclusive link: inconsistent or marginal links between BCT and MoA.1. Scobbie L, McLean D, Dixon D, et al. Implementing a framework for goal setting in community-based stroke rehabilitation: a process evaluation. 2. Moyers TB, Rowell LN, Manuel JK, et al. The Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity Code (MITI 4): Rationale, Preliminary Reliability and Validity. 3. Michie S, Richardson M, Johnston M, et al. The Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy (v1) of 93 Hierarchically Clustered Techniques: Building an International Consensus for the Reporting of Behavior Change Interventions. 4. Bovend’Eerdt TJ, Botell RE and Wade DT. Writing SMART rehabilitation goals and achieving goal attainment scaling: a practical guide. The BRIDGE protocol Fidelity Checklist and method used to define per-protocol population.
A fidelity checklist for the delivery of 18 intervention sub-components, completed by the patient's primary healthcare contact at the rehabilitation centers during the intervention delivery (An electronic portal in which the patients in the intervention group recorded from their home settings whether needed and planned follow-up was received, or not, after rehabilitation discharge (
Either A) have reported a need for follow-up after rehabilitation discharge, B) planned follow-up according to needs before discharge, and C) received at least one type of follow-up in his/her residential municipality according to stated needs, within 7 months after rehabilitation discharge, or reported no need for follow-up after discharge (The rationale behind the construction of the composite variable 19 (yes/no) is shown in Listed reasons for patient rejection of study participation, exclusion, and drop out.T0 = request for participation, T1 = baseline, T2 = discharge, T3 = two months follow-up, T4 = seven months follow-up, T5 = twelve months follow-up.