Does refining an intervention based on participant feedback increase acceptability? An experimental approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Participant feedback is an important consideration for increasing intervention acceptability, yet whether incorporating such feedback actually improves acceptability is rarely tested.

Purpose

The present study describes a theory-based approach to assessing whether refining an intervention based on participant feedback increases acceptability.

Methods

Three hundred and ninety-three UK adults who had previously self-harmed were exposed to the same intervention at baseline and, six months later, were randomly allocated to receive either: (a) the same version of the intervention (control group), or (b) a version of the intervention that had been refined following participant feedback (experimental group). The main outcome measure was acceptability ratings for e

SUBMITTER: Keyworth C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463387 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature