Table 2 Evaluation of the implementation strategy and the effectiveness of the recommended PA behaviour at the level of patients with axSpA
Evaluation of. | Patients with axSpA | Physiotherapists | Organisation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome | Â | Assessment (time of measure) | Outcome | Assessment (time of measure) | Outcome | Assessment (time of measure) | |
Implementation strategy | Primary: Adherence to recommended exercise behaviour | Â | Exercise diary (continous reporting) | Fidelity to new EG concept | Diary (continuous reporting) | Integration within organisation | Quality concept (T1) |
| Â | Secondary: feasibility and satisfaction | Feasibility | Survey (T1) | Feasibility | Interview (T1) | Finances | Funding, status of negotiations (T1, T2) |
| Â | Â | Burden of disease, importance of PA | PRISM (every counselling-session) | Â | Â | Personel resources | Working hours/week (T1, T2) |
| Â | Â | Satisfaction (feeling supported) | Survey (T1) | Satisfaction | Interview (T1) | Satisfaction | Interview of CEO and staff (T1) |
Effectiveness of interventions | Tertiary: effectiveness of recommended PA behaviour | Physical fitness in all exercise dimensions | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Â | Â | Swiss olympic core test battery [63] adapted for patients with axSpA [64] | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Single leg stance [65] | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Bath ankylosing spondylitis mobility index/BASMI [66] | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | General physical activity | International physical activity questionnaire/IPAQ [67] | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Disease activity | Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity Index/BASDAI [66] | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Bath ankylosing spondylitis global score/BAS-G [68] | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Health status | Assessment of spondyloarthritis international society/ASAS-HI [69] | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Disease related quality of life | Euro-Quol Questionnaire [70] | Â | Â | Â | Â |