Fidelity is not easy! Challenges and guidelines for assessing fidelity in complex interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fidelity in complex behavioural interventions is underexplored and few comprehensive or detailed fidelity studies report on specific procedures for monitoring fidelity. Using Bellg's popular Treatment Fidelity model, this paper aims to increase understanding of how to practically and comprehensively assess fidelity in complex, group-level, interventions.

Approach and lessons learned

Drawing on our experience using a mixed methods approach to assess fidelity in the INFORM study (Improving Nursing home care through Feedback On perfoRMance data-INFORM), we report on challenges and adaptations experienced with our fidelity assessment approach and lessons learned. Six fidelity assessment challenges were identified: (1) the need to develop succinct tools to measure fide

SUBMITTER: Ginsburg LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8164256 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature