Review Article

How Has Intervention Fidelity Been Assessed in Smoking Cessation Interventions? A Systematic Review

Table 9

Fidelity sampling method.

Fidelity sampling method (, % of total studies)Study references

Purposive sampling (, 5%)Studies 44 and 46
Random sampling (, 14%)Studies 2, 3, 9, 14, 20, 28, 33, and 34
Included the whole sample (, 24%)Studies 23, 24, 35, 37, 40, 42, 45, and 49–54
Specified they were assessing fidelity amongst intervention providers in the sessions delivered (, 5%)Studies 42 and 47
Specified assessing fidelity in participant groups receiving the intervention (, 5%)Studies 43 and 44