Applying mixed methods to pilot feasibility studies to inform intervention trials

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pilot feasibility studies serve a uniquely important role in preparing for larger scale intervention trials by examining the feasibility and acceptability of interventions and the methods used to test them. Mixed methods (collecting, analyzing, and integrating quantitative and qualitative data and results) can optimize what can be learned from pilot feasibility studies to prepare rigorous intervention trials. Despite increasing use of mixed method designs in intervention trials, there is limited guidance on how to apply these approaches to address pilot feasibility study goals. The purpose of this article is to offer methodological guidance for how investigators can plan to integrate quantitative and qualitative methods within pilot feasibility studies to comprehensivel

SUBMITTER: Aschbrenner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9511762 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature