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Table 3 Feasibility indicators

From: The Building Emotional Awareness and Mental health (BEAM) program developed with a community partner for mothers of infants: protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial

Feasibility

Indictor

Criteria for success

Aim 1

Recruitment rate

Number of mothers per week recruited

Mean 2 participants/week

Retention rate

% of mothers with data at follow-up

 > 80% of mothers with follow-up data

Perceived usefulness

Usefulness subscale of mHealth App Usability Questionnaire

Mean score of < 3

Processing time

Time from initial contact until study enrollment

Mean time is < 1 week

Post-intervention questionnaire completion time

Time to complete post-intervention questionnaires

Mean of < 60 min to complete

Follow-Up questionnaire completion time

Time to complete follow-up questionnaires

Mean of < 60 min to complete

Questionnaire completion

% of missing data among program completers

 > 80% of data is present among mothers who completed follow-up

Treatment adherence

Logging onto BEAM App and/or attending weekly group telehealth session

Participation in > 50% of program weeks via logging onto BEAM App or attending weekly group telehealth session

Safety

Adverse events from the BEAM program or assessments

No adverse events reported

Aim 2

Treatment response

Comparison between groups

Significant group difference in primary clinical outcomes (depression and anxiety)

Treatment effect

Estimate of effect size and variance for future sample size calculations

Data on all relevant variables

Baseline severity moderation

Comparison of those with low versus high baseline scores on the PHQ-9 and GAD-7

Significant group difference