Recent guidance about developing and evaluating complex interventions emphasises the need to use theoretical explanations to aid understanding of what works within an intervention. This is in direct contrast to the large research literature about drug studies, where human physiology…
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Why test theory fidelity?
Tagged with: design, evaluation, explanation, prediction
Posted in behaviour, change, complex interventions, implementation, intervention, realist review, theory fidelity
Posted in behaviour, change, complex interventions, implementation, intervention, realist review, theory fidelity
Interpreting research evidence, from there to here
A key challenge in using research in practice is knowing how to interpret and translate results. Even when we have clear results from a well designed randomised controlled trial (RCT), there is a challenge in understanding and interpreting the results.…
Tagged with: causal factors, mechanism of action, transfer
Posted in change, complex interventions, context, implementation, intervention, sustainability
Posted in change, complex interventions, context, implementation, intervention, sustainability
Why research may not help individuals
Many of us have learned that large experiments with representative samples and random allocation of participants are vital to be able to generalise results back to the target population. Yet we must be careful in applying these results for individuals,…
Tagged with: mechanism of action, randomised controlled trial, target population
Posted in behaviour, intervention, using research
Posted in behaviour, intervention, using research
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