Development and validation of a generic questionnaire for the implementation of complex medical interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The implementation of complex medical interventions in daily practice is often fraught with difficulties. According to the iterative phase model proposed by the British Medical Research Council (MRC), the development, implementation and evaluation of complex interventions should be theory-driven. A conceptual model that seems to be a promising framework is the Theory of planned behaviour (TPB). In our study we aimed to develop and validate a generic and multifaceted questionnaire based on the TPB to detect physicians' willingness to implement complex medical interventions and the factors influencing this willingness.

Methods

The questionnaire was developed according to the literature and was informed by previous qualitative research of our department. It was val

SUBMITTER: Kramer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3972438 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature