The adaptation and fidelity tool to support social service practitioners in balancing fidelity and adaptations: Longitudinal, mixed-method evaluation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence-based interventions (EBIs) seldom fit seamlessly into a setting and are often adapted. The literature identifies practitioners' management of fidelity and adaptations as problematic but offers little guidance. This study aimed to investigate practitioners' perceptions of the feasibility and usability of an intervention aimed to support them in fidelity and adaptation management when working with EBIs.

Methods

The intervention, the adaptation and fidelity tool (A-FiT), was developed based on the literature, along with input from social service practitioners and social services' Research and Development units' personnel. The intervention consisted of two workshops where the participants were guided through a five-step process to manage fidelity and adaptati

SUBMITTER: Hasson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10392202 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature