How does mentoring occupational therapists improve intervention fidelity in a randomised controlled trial? A realist evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integrating complex interventions within healthcare settings can be challenging. Mentoring can be embedded within a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to upskill and support those delivering the intervention. This study aimed to understand, from a realist perspective, how mentoring worked to support implementation fidelity for occupational therapists (OTs) delivering a vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention within the context of an RCT.

Methods

A realist evaluation using secondary data (emails, mentoring record forms, interviews) collected as part of an RCT. Three researchers coded the data following content analysis, focused on refining or refuting an initial programme theory by exploring the interactions between context, mechanisms, and outcomes. The researc

SUBMITTER: De Dios Perez B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218321 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature