PDSA cycle conduct principle | Fidelity assessment (yes/no) | PDSA cycles included in the analysis |
Documentation | Were all cycle stages of the PDSA cycle documented? | All initiated PDSA cycles (PDSA cycles with a documented ‘Plan’). |
Was the ’Study’ stage documented in the past tense (indicating that the PDSA cycle was executed)? | All fully documented PDSA cycles. | |
Learning activity | Was the PDSA cycle used to structure a learning activity (cycle documenting a test of change or collection of information)? | All fully documented PDSA cycles. |
Prediction | Was an explicit prediction documented? | All fully documented PDSA cycles describing a learning activity. |
Iterative cycles | Was the PDSA cycle within an iterative series of PDSA cycles? | All fully documented PDSA cycles. |
Incremental testing scale | Was the PDSA cycle within an iterative series of PDSA cycles increasing scale? | All fully documented PDSA cycles within an iterative series. |
Use of data over time | Was the PDSA cycle within an iterative series of PDSA cycles using regular data over time? | All fully documented PDSA cycles within an iterative series. |
PDSA, Plan-Do-Study-Act.