Evaluation of intervention fidelity of a complex psychosocial intervention Lifestyle Matters: a randomised controlled trial

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Robust research of complex interventions designed to promote mental well-being in later life is required to inform service development. An essential component is ensuring that such interventions are delivered as intended. We present a detailed description of the design and implementation of a fidelity assessment within a trial of one such intervention (Lifestyle Matters). The findings help to explain the trial results and also inform the design of embedded fidelity assessments within future evaluations of complex interventions.

Design

We conducted a mixed-method fidelity assessment embedded as part of a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial. A conceptual fidelity framework was developed from the Behaviour Change Consortium framework. From this the f

SUBMITTER: Sprange K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039267 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature