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Furthermore, five in-depth qualitative interviews and two focus groups were conducted with practitioners. Descriptive analyses were conducted on quantitative data, and thematic analysis on the qualitative data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The critical components for the implementation of the Family Partner intervention were generally met, with the exception of the requirement to conduct three home visits within the first 10 days of the intervention. Additionally, the quality and structure of the practitioner-reported routine data presented challenges in accurately assessing fidelity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>Our study demonstrates the importance of developing robust measures for assessing implementation fidelity during the early stages of pilot testing before proceeding to a full-scale randomized controlled trial. 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