Process evaluation in complex public health intervention studies: the need for guidance

[...]the same intervention may have different consequences if implemented in a different setting, or among different subgroups. [...]while process evaluation is an increasingly common component of grant applications, study protocols and published evaluations of public health interventions approaches...

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Published in:	Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 2014-02, Vol.68 (2), p.101-102
Main Authors:	Moore, Graham, Audrey, Suzanne, Barker, Mary, Bond, Lyndal, Bonell, Chris, Cooper, Cyrus, Hardeman, Wendy, Moore, Laurence, O'Cathain, Alicia, Tinati, Tannaze, Wight, Danny, Baird, Janis
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Community health Design evaluation Editorial Educational research Evidence-Based Medicine Grants Guidelines as Topic Health care outcome assessment Health Services Needs and Demand Health Services Research - methods Health Services Research - standards Humans Intervention Intervention studies Medical research Process Assessment, Health Care - organization & administration Program Development - methods Psychoeducational intervention Public health Public Health Practice Research universities Researchers Studies
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Summary:	[...]the same intervention may have different consequences if implemented in a different setting, or among different subgroups. [...]while process evaluation is an increasingly common component of grant applications, study protocols and published evaluations of public health interventions approaches are highly variable. 9 The appearance of variability in approaches is perhaps heightened further by inconsistency in reporting, perhaps stemming from challenges reporting process data in a single article while remaining within journal word limits.
ISSN:	0143-005X 1470-2738