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Evidence about complex interventions [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2019
I agree with almost everything McCartney and Finnikin say,1 and am delighted that they have said it so clearly and succinctly. But I am concerned that they risk making ‘systematic interrogation of all new healthcare policies for evidence and cost-effectiveness’ sound easier than it is. The traditional hierarchy of types of …
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You Cannot Have Your Cake and Eat It, too: How Induced Goal Conflicts Affect Complex Problem Solving [PDF]

, 2010
Managing multiple and conflicting goals is a demand typical to both everyday life and complex coordination tasks. Two experiments (N = 111) investigated how goal conflicts affect motivation and cognition in a complex problem- solving paradigm.
Blech, Christine, Funke, Joachim
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Measurement invariance properties and external construct validity of the short Warwick-Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in a large national sample of secondary school students in Wales

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2019
Purpose The study of mental wellbeing requires reliable, valid, and practical measurement tools. One of the most widely used measures of mental wellbeing is the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS).
G.J. Melendez-Torres, Gillian Hewitt, Britt Hallingberg, Rebecca Anthony, Stephan Collishaw, Jeremy Hall, Simon Murphy, Graham Moore   +7 more
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Mapping Complex Interventions in Portuguese Healthcare Research: A Scoping Review Protocol

Nursing Reports, 2022
Along with the worldwide recognition of the importance of the methodological guidance to the validity and rigour of complex health interventions, this scoping review aims to identify and characterise the scientific evidence on complex health ...
Filipa Ventura, Odete Araújo, Tiago Casaleiro, Tânia Morgado, Cláudia Oliveira   +4 more
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Exploratory studies to inform full-scale evaluations of complex public health interventions: the need for guidance [PDF]

, 2018
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Craig, Peter, Hallingberg, Britt, Moore, Graham, Moore, Laurence, Murphy, Simon, Robling, Michael, Segrott, Jeremy, Simpson, Sharon M., Turley, Ruth, Wight, Daniel   +9 more
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Effects of community participation on improving uptake of skilled care for maternal and newborn health: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Despite a broad consensus that communities should be actively involved in improving their own health, evidence for the effect of community participation on specific health outcomes is limited.
Marston, Cicely, McGowan, CR, Portela, Anayda, Renedo, Alicia   +3 more
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Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of the use of Physical ACtivity monitors in an Exercise Referral Setting: the PACERS study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2017
Background Exercise referral schemes are recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for physical activity promotion among inactive patients with health conditions or risk factors.
Jemma Hawkins, Michelle Edwards, Joanna Charles, Russell Jago, Mark Kelson, Kelly Morgan, Simon Murphy, Emily Oliver, Sharon Simpson, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Graham Moore   +10 more
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Evaluating Complex Interventions

, 2017
There is an increasing interest in evaluating complex interventions. This is because epidemiological changes increasingly call for composite interventions to address patients’ needs and preferences. It is also because such interventions increasingly require explicit reimbursement decisions.
Tsiachristas, Apostolos, Rutten-van Molken, Maureen P.M.H.   +1 more
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When are complex interventions 'complex'? When are simple interventions 'simple'? [PDF]

The European Journal of Public Health, 2011
The issue of complexity, and how one evaluates complex interventions, remains a key one for health service and public health researchers. The underlying question—what makes complex interventions complex?—is particularly interesting, and it has implications for the sorts of research we do.
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Assessing the Outcomes of an Animal-Assisted Intervention in a Paediatric Day Hospital: Perceptions of Children and Parents

Animals, 2020
There is a growing interest in the use of animal-assisted intervention (AAI) as a non-pharmacological strategy to improve child welfare in hospitals. However, the efficacy of implementation of programmes based on activities with dogs in a paediatric day ...
Adriana Ávila-Álvarez, Jerónimo Pardo-Vázquez, Iván De-Rosende-Celeiro, Rita Jácome-Feijoo, Gabriel Torres-Tobío   +4 more
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