Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance

Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance

1 the bmj | BMJ 2015;350:h1258 | doi: 10.1136/bmj.h1258 1DECIPHer UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 2DECIPHer UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 3MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK 4Centr...

Process evaluation of complex interventions: a summary of Medical Research Council guidance

Process evaluation of complex interventions UK Medical Research Council ( MRC ) guidance

Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance

1MRC Population Health Sciences Research Network, Glasgow G12 8RZ 2Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford OX3 7LD 3MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow G12 8RZ 4Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, University College London, London WC1E 7HB 5MRC General Practice Research Framework, London NW1 2ND 6Public an...

Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions: new Medical Research Council guidance.

Natural experimental studies are often recommended as a way of understanding the health impact of policies and other large scale interventions. Although they have certain advantages over planned experiments, and may be the only option when it is impossible to manipulate exposure to the intervention, natural experimental studies are more susceptible to bias. This paper introduces new guidance fr...