Methodology for evaluation of complex school-based health promotion interventions.

ABSTRACT: There is a need for careful examination of large volumes of collected (structured and unstructured) information related to school-based evaluation. There is also no published, comprehensive framework/s for evaluating complex interventions in Irish primary schools. The aim of this paper is to outline a methodology for process evaluation of an Irish primary school-based physical activity (PA) and nutrition intervention. Evaluation followed the three themes outlined by the British Medical Research Council: implementation, context, and mechanism of impact that we further divided into six dimensions. Methodological tools included questionnaires, PA logs, reflective journals, write and draw, and semi-structured interviews. We triangulated findings across these multiple tools to assess each dimen

SUBMITTER: O'Byrne Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609087 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature