Using the Medical Research Council framework to develop a complex intervention to improve delivery of care for young people with Type 1 diabetes

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. e223-e228 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Eiser ◽  
B. Johnson ◽  
S. Brierley ◽  
K. Ayling ◽  
V. Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Young People ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Complex Intervention ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Delivery Of Care ◽  
Medical Research Council Framework

Caring for carers of people with stroke: developing a complex intervention following the Medical Research Council framework

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 560-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Robinson ◽  
Jill Francis ◽  
Peter James ◽  
Norma Tindle ◽  
Kim Greenwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Complex Intervention ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council Framework

scholarly journals “Better Balance”: The Articulation of the Development of a Complex Falls Prevention Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Comber ◽  
Elizabeth Peterson ◽  
Nicola O’Malley ◽  
Rose Galvin ◽  
Marcia Finlayson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Complex Intervention ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Medical Research Council Framework ◽  
Future Evaluation

Abstract Background: Approximately 56% of people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) will fall in any three-month period with the potential for physical, psychological and social consequences. Falls prevention research for pwMS is in its infancy with a timely need to develop theory-based interventions that reflect the complexity of falls. The clear articulation of the development of any complex intervention is paramount to its future evaluation, usability and effectiveness. Methods: This paper aims to describe how the development of “Better Balance,” a complex multicomponent falls prevention intervention for pwMS, was guided by the Medical Research Council framework for the development of complex interventions. Sources of information included existing literature, original research, clinician interviews and views of pwMS. These sources were synthesized and refined through an iterative process of intervention development involving researchers, clinicians and pwMS. Results: The resulting intervention is outlined through a number of key tasks supplementing the original Medical Research Council framework. The utilization of this framework resulted in a theoretically-based and user-informed complex intervention designed to address the physiological, personal and behavioral risk factors associated with falls in pwMS. Conclusions: The articulation of the systematic process used to develop Better Balance will inform the future evaluation and usability of the intervention.

scholarly journals Using the Medical Research Council Framework for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in a Theory-Based Infant Feeding Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity: The Baby Milk Intervention and Trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajalakshmi Lakshman ◽  
Simon Griffin ◽  
Wendy Hardeman ◽  
Annie Schiff ◽  
Ann Louise Kinmonth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Complex Interventions ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Behaviour Change Techniques ◽  
Medical Research Council Framework

Introduction. We describe our experience of using the Medical Research Council framework on complex interventions to guide the development and evaluation of an intervention to prevent obesity by modifying infant feeding behaviours.Methods. We reviewed the epidemiological evidence on early life risk factors for obesity and interventions to prevent obesity in this age group. The review suggested prevention of excess weight gain in bottle-fed babies and appropriate weaning as intervention targets; hence we undertook systematic reviews to further our understanding of these behaviours. We chose theory and behaviour change techniques that demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in altering dietary behaviours. We subsequently developed intervention materials and evaluation tools and conducted qualitative studies with mothers (intervention recipients) and healthcare professionals (intervention deliverers) to refine them. We developed a questionnaire to assess maternal attitudes and feeding practices to understand the mechanism of any intervention effects.Conclusions. In addition to informing development of our specific intervention and evaluation materials, use of the Medical Research Council framework has helped to build a generalisable evidence base for early life nutritional interventions. However, the process is resource intensive and prolonged, and this should be taken into account by public health research funders. This trial is registered with ISRTCN:20814693Baby Milk Trial.

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