Table 3 Implementation outcomes for PERCS study

Rate of eligibility for recruitment

• Percentage of patients on prehabilitation list who are eligible

• Percentage of referrals to the study from clinical team who are eligible

• Reasons for ineligibility

Reach

Enrolment rate

• Percentage of people enrolled in study from those who were approached for recruitment.

• Reasons for declining participation

Reach

Participant characteristics

• Socio-demographics, medical history and cancer history, inclusion, equality and diversity characteristics of participants.

• Compare to non-participant data, where possible

Reach

Assessment attendance rates

• Percentage of participants attending scheduled assessments at T0 and T1

• Reason for non-attendance

Reach,

Implementation

Attrition rates

• Percentage of participants who did or did not proceed to attend the service they were referred to

• Percentage of participants who attended T0 assessment that attend T1 assessment

• Reasons for non-attendance

Reach,

Implementation

Engagement with referral

• Level 1 participants: percentage meeting recommended exercise levels at T1

• Level 2 participants: percentage attending local exercise programme at the agreed level of attendance; percentage meeting recommended levels of exercise at T1

• Level 3 participants: proportion of physiotherapy sessions attended per participant; percentage meeting recommended levels of exercise at T1

• Percentage meeting recommended levels of exercise on weekly basis, as per weekly diary

• Change in exercise levels from T0– T1

• Exercise measured by IPAQ and assessment of adherence to ACSM guidelines

Effectiveness,

Implementation

Referral outcomes

• Time from assessment to referral being sent

• Percentage of referrals accepted at initial site

• Time from referral sent to initial appointment

Implementation

Triage

• Percentage of people triaged to each level

• Percentage triaged to another level after initial triage and why

Implementation

Safety

• Number and nature of adverse events occurring in assessment process

Implementation

Qualitative feasibility

• Feasibility data gathered from semi-structured interviews with participants

Reach,

Effectiveness,

Implementation