A systematic review of the use of theory in randomized controlled trials of audit and feedback.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Audit and feedback is one of the most widely used and promising interventions in implementation research, yet also one of the most variably effective. Understanding this variability has been limited in part by lack of attention to the theoretical and conceptual basis underlying audit and feedback. Examining the extent of theory use in studies of audit and feedback will yield better understanding of the causal pathways of audit and feedback effectiveness and inform efforts to optimize this important intervention.

Methods

A total of 140 studies in the 2012 Cochrane update on audit and feedback interventions were independently reviewed by two investigators. Variables were extracted related to theory use in the study design, measurement, implementation or interpretati

SUBMITTER: Colquhoun HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3702512 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature