Embedded qualitative study
prefracture disability
The aim of the embedded qualitative investigation was to assess the acceptability of the HIP HELPER programme and the research design from the perspective of caregiver dyads and health professionals. Its design was guided by Medical Research Council (MRC) guidance for evaluating complex interventions,Six weeks after hospital discharge, caregiver dyads were invited, via a telephone call, to participate in an in-depth, semistructured interview. They were purposively sampled by age, ethnicity, prefracture disability (Nottingham ADL scale (NEADL)Our analysis took a two-stage approach. First deductive, to assess the quality of implementation and identify contextual factors using the MRC frameworks as a guide.