Process evaluations of primary care interventions addressing chronic disease: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Process evaluations (PEs) alongside randomised controlled trials of complex interventions are valuable because they address questions of for whom, how and why interventions had an impact. We synthesised the methods used in PEs of primary care interventions, and their main findings on implementation barriers and facilitators.

Design

Systematic review using the UK Medical Research Council guidance for PE as a guide.

Data sources

Academic databases (MEDLINE, SCOPUS, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EMBASE and Global Health) were searched from 1998 until June 2018.

Eligibility criteria

We included PE alongside randomised controlled trials of primary care interventions which aimed to improve outcomes for patients with non

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687007 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature