Process evaluation in randomised controlled trials of complex interventions
Ann Oakley, Vicki Strange, Chris Bonell, Elizabeth Allen, Judith Stephenson, RIPPLE Study Team, Ann Oakley, Vicki Strange, Chris Bonell, Elizabeth Allen, Judith Stephenson, RIPPLE Study Team
Abstract
Most randomised controlled trials focus on outcomes, not on the processes involved in implementing an intervention. Using an example from school based health promotion, this paper argues that including a process evaluation would improve the science of many randomised controlled trials
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Source: PubMed