Verifying intervention fidelity procedures for a palliative home care intervention with pilot study results.

ABSTRACT: Fidelity (consistency of intervention implementation) is essential to rigorous research. Intervention fidelity maintains study internal validity, intervention reproducibility, and transparency in the research conduct. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe intervention fidelity strategies/procedures developed for a pilot study testing a new palliative care nursing intervention (FamPALcare) for families managing advanced lung disease. The procedures described herein are based on the fidelity best practices recommendations from the NIH Consortium. An evidence-based checklist guided observational ratings of the fidelity procedures used and the intervention content implemented in each intervention session. Descriptive data on how participants understood (received), enacted, or used the

SUBMITTER: Piamjariyakul U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8440457 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature