Using the Medical Research Council framework for development and evaluation of complex interventions in a low resource setting to develop a theory-based treatment support intervention delivered via SMS text message to improve blood pressure control.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several frameworks now exist to guide intervention development but there remains only limited evidence of their application to health interventions based around use of mobile phones or devices, particularly in a low-resource setting. We aimed to describe our experience of using the Medical Research Council (MRC) Framework on complex interventions to develop and evaluate an adherence support intervention for high blood pressure delivered by SMS text message. We further aimed to describe the developed intervention in line with reporting guidelines for a structured and systematic description.

Methods

We used a non-sequential and flexible approach guided by the 2008 MRC Framework for the development and evaluation of complex interventions.

Results

We reviewed p

SUBMITTER: Bobrow K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5782371 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature