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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"MRC framework"”.
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Qualitative optimisation study of a digital health intervention for concussion
… designed following the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for the development of complex interventions. METHOD: Following the MRC framework for the development of a complex intervention – a detailed qualitative study was conducted to gain insight into participants experience of using HeadOn, …
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Is there a role for the community pharmacist in the management of long-term conditions?
… This thesis uses the approach defined by the MRC framework for developing complex interventions to ascertain whether there is a pharmacist role in this area. An initial study was conducted to determine the feasibility of a community pharmacist eczema management support service (PLEEZ). It …
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Challenging a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Treating Child Trauma Through the Development and Dissemination of TraumaPlay™: An Integrative Play Therapy Model for Traumatized Children and Their Caregivers
… bioecological systems theory, and the MRC Framework for Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions, are applied to each project and across the three collectively. Twelve curated outputs illustrate the scope of work within each project, and three guiding questions provide the …
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Childhood obesity and its prevention in primary school-aged children: a focus on South Asian communities in the UK
… to South Asian communities, guided by the MRC framework for complex interventions is described. The contextual information from the stakeholder focus groups is central to this process. Finally, this thesis examines the potential consequences of obesity in South Asian children by exploring …
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A mixed-methods study to identify, quantify and explore determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviours among clinicians in Qatar.
… United Kingdom (UK) Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions. The first phase (Phase 1) was a PROSPERO-registered systematic review on the use of theory in the development and evaluation of behaviour change interventions designed to improve …
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Filling the gap: development and qualitative process evaluation of a task sharing psycho-social counselling intervention for perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa
… United Kingdom (UK) Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating interventions. A second chapter presents a systematic review on qualitative evidence of process evaluations of task sharing interventions for perinatal depression in LAMICs in relation to the UK MRC …
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Evaluating Type 2 Diabetes Risk Perception in the British South Asian General Population: A mixed methodology approach for intervention development
… developed using the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework and the ‘person-based’ approach. A call for further research to roll-out the intervention within a real-world context is required and understand the relevance of this research applied to T2D prevention settings.
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Developing volunteering as an intervention for social isolation in those with long-term neurological conditions
… disease or ataxia. The Medical Research Council (MRC) framework was used as a guideline to inform the development of a complex intervention. Specifically, this thesis contained 3 studies: Study 1: a scoping review mapped the current literature on volunteering for pwNC, unable to work. Study 2: …
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The effect of complex workplace dietary interventions on employees dietary behaviours, nutrition knowledge and health status
… The interventions were guided by the MRC framework. In the control workplace, data were collected at baseline and follow-up. In the intervention related sub-study, the relationships between nutrition knowledge, diet quality and hypertension were examined. Results The systematic review …
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Developing a Culturally Adapted Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention for Saudi Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
… Guided by the revised Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions, this PhD adopted a four-stage, multi-phase design. Stage I (Problem identification and evidence synthesis) involved a systematic review with thematic synthesis to examine the …
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The Development and Evaluation of an Empathy Intervention for Nursing Students: Using the Medical Research Council Framework
… study utilises the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions. In line with this framework, this study has three phases. Before starting the phases, a pre-clinical stage was conducted, which involved a thorough review of the evidence base to …
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Improving medication adherence in older adults prescribed polypharmacy
… effectiveness, the Medical Research Council (MRC) supports the use of both evidence and theory in developing interventions. Feasibility and pilot testing is then recommended to optimise interventions in advance of definitive trials. The aim of this research was to develop a novel complex …
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Implementation of health and social care standards in health and social care services: development and feasibility testing of an implementation support tool
… standards. Methods The Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions guided a multi-methods sequential approach. A) Standards were conceptualised by narratively synthesising 12 definitions of standards used by standard-setting bodies internationally. …
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Development of a play-based intervention to promote play skills of children with HIV/Aids living in a low resourced setting
… and further proposed a play-based intervention framework for children with HIV/Aids living in a low resourced setting. Theoretical frameworks used to guide the intervention development process and content of the play-based intervention were the United Kingdom Medical Research Council (UK MRC) …
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Development and feasibility of a multi-component intervention to promote children’s physical activity in schools (SOKKA Schools)
… provide easy to implement resources and support frameworks that encourage sustainable delivery. Study four assessed the acceptability and feasibility of a classroom-based SDT intervention to increase teacher’s motivation orientation to facilitate PA throughout the school day. Findings indicated …
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The development of a non-pharmacological intervention for delirium management in critically ill patients
… To achieve these objectives, I followed the MRC guidance on the development of complex interventions and the methods are described here in three parts;<br/><br/>(i) Systematic review and meta-analysis: I followed the Cochrane methodology and included qualitative and quantitative studies. This …
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Development and evaluation of a multi-component intervention to help call agents to sit less and move more at work
… the thesis has indicated that following the MRC framework has produced two interventions that appear acceptable in the contact centre setting, and, appear to have positive effects on sitting time, but not PA. Numerous perceived benefits were highlighted across health and work-related …