Implementation fidelity of a transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease: the STEPSTONES project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although transition programs have been evaluated for adolescents with chronic conditions, these have rarely involved process evaluations. Indeed, outcomes of complex interventions are dependent on how the intervention is implemented in practice and evaluations of implementation process are therefore pivotal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent to which a transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease was delivered as intended. Research questions were 1) to what level of fidelity was the program delivered? and 2) what potential moderating factors affected the delivery of the program and overall fidelity?

Methods

A mixed methods design was used, where a process evaluation was embedded in the STEPSTONES randomized controlled trial in Sw

SUBMITTER: Saarijarvi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8817652 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature