Focusing on fidelity: narrative review and recommendations for improving intervention fidelity within trials of health behaviour change interventions

E Toomey, W Hardeman, N Hankonen… - Health Psychology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Interventions to change behaviour have substantial potential to impact
positively on individual and overall public health. Despite an increasing focus on health …

Timing and dose of upper limb motor intervention after stroke: a systematic review

KS Hayward, SF Kramer, EJ Dalton, GR Hughes… - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
This systematic review aimed to investigate timing, dose, and efficacy of upper limb
intervention during the first 6 months poststroke. Three online databases were searched up …

It's not just what you do but the way you do it: A systematic review of process evaluation of interventions to improve gross motor competence

J Ma, N Lander, ELJ Eyre, LM Barnett, IA Essiet… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Motor competence is an important predictor of health behaviours. However,
levels of motor competence are low in children and adolescents. Many interventions have …

The fidelity of training in behaviour change techniques to intervention design in a national diabetes prevention programme

RE Hawkes, E Cameron, LM Miles… - International journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The National Health Service Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS-
DPP) is a behavioural intervention for people identified as high risk for develo** type 2 …

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

LR Ginsburg, M Hoben, A Easterbrook, RA Anderson… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background Fidelity in complex behavioural interventions is underexplored and few
comprehensive or detailed fidelity studies report on specific procedures for monitoring …

A survey of knowledge, perceptions and use of core outcome sets among clinical trialists

C Bellucci, K Hughes, E Toomey, PR Williamson… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background Core outcome sets (COS) are standardised sets of outcomes, which represent
the minimum outcomes that should be measured and reported in clinical trials. COS can …

A rapid mixed-methods evaluation of remote home monitoring models during the COVID-19 pandemic in England

NJ Fulop, H Walton, N Crellin… - Health and Social …, 2023 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
BACKGROUND: Remote home monitoring services were developed and implemented for
patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic. Patients monitored blood oxygen saturation …

Successful and sustained implementation of a behaviour-change informed strategy for emergency nurses: a multicentre implementation evaluation

K Curtis, B Kennedy, J Considine, M Murphy… - Implementation …, 2024 - Springer
Background Implementing evidence that changes practice in emergency departments (EDs)
is notoriously difficult due to well-established barriers including high levels of uncertainty …

Towards comprehensive fidelity evaluations: consideration of enactment measures in quality improvement interventions

H Walton - BMJ Quality & Safety, 2024 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Within healthcare services worldwide, there is a continual emphasis on innovation, including
the development, evaluation and improvement of new and existing healthcare interventions …

Assessing and ensuring fidelity of the nationally implemented English NHS diabetes prevention programme: lessons learned for the implementation of large-scale …

RE Hawkes, LM Miles, P Bower, S Cotterill… - Health Psychology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Health services interventions are typically more effective in randomised
controlled trials than in routine healthcare. One explanation for this 'voltage drop', ie …