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Building programme theory to develop more adaptable and scalable complex interventions: Realist formative process evaluation prior to full trial (2018)
Journal Article
Brand, S. L., Quinn, C., Pearson, M., Lennox, C., Owens, C., Kirkpatrick, T., …Byng, R. (2019). Building programme theory to develop more adaptable and scalable complex interventions: Realist formative process evaluation prior to full trial. Evaluation, 25(2), 149-170. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356389018802134

Medical Research Council guidelines recognise the need to optimise complex interventions prior to full trial through greater understanding of underlying theory and formative process evaluation, yet there are few examples. A realist approach to format... Read More about Building programme theory to develop more adaptable and scalable complex interventions: Realist formative process evaluation prior to full trial.

Evaluation of a complex intervention (Engager) for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Kirkpatrick, T., Lennox, C., Taylor, R., Anderson, R., Maguire, M., Haddad, M., …Byng, R. (2018). Evaluation of a complex intervention (Engager) for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 8(2), e017931. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017931

Introduction The ‘Engager’ programme is a ‘through-the-gate’ intervention designed to support prisoners with common mental health problems as they transition from prison back into the community. The trial will evaluate the clinical and cost-effective... Read More about Evaluation of a complex intervention (Engager) for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

‘Care Under Pressure’: a realist review of interventions to tackle doctors’ mental ill-health and its impacts on the clinical workforce and patient care (2018)
Journal Article
Carrieri, D., Briscoe, S., Jackson, M., Mattick, K., Papoutsi, C., Pearson, M., & Wong, G. (2018). ‘Care Under Pressure’: a realist review of interventions to tackle doctors’ mental ill-health and its impacts on the clinical workforce and patient care. BMJ open, 8(2), e021273. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021273

Introduction Mental ill-health is prevalent across all groups of health professionals and this is of great concern in many countries. In the UK, the mental health of the National Health Service (NHS) workforce is a major healthcare issue, leading to... Read More about ‘Care Under Pressure’: a realist review of interventions to tackle doctors’ mental ill-health and its impacts on the clinical workforce and patient care.