The framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions outlines a cycle of development, feasibility/piloting, evaluation and implementation phases [ 20].
This three-phase qualitative study is the first 'intervention development' stage of the Medical Research Council Framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions.
While numerous guidelines exist for developing and evaluating health technology assessment and economic evaluation models, which by extension could be applicable to population modelling studies, there is variation in their comprehensiveness and in the consistency of reporting these methods.
The Medical Research Council framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions 49 was used to guide the development and evaluation of Coping-Together.
The study includes the two first phases in Medical Research Council's revised framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: 1) the "Development" phase and 2) "Feasibility and piloting" phase [ 28].
The UK Medical Research Council guidance for developing and evaluating complex interventions recommends conducting a process evaluation to provide insight into unexpected outcomes, intervention fidelity and factors influencing implementation [ 18].
The UK Medical Research Council [ 28] guidelines for developing and evaluating complex interventions, such as RCTs, recommend carrying out a process evaluation, in addition to an outcomes evaluation.
Modelled on clinical trials, with phase I, II and III studies, the MRC framework for the evaluation of complex interventions has recently provided a useful model for developing and evaluating services or other complex treatments [ 10, 11].
First, an approach is proposed for developing and evaluating the suitability of such metrics.
In this article, we describe one approach for developing and evaluating quality indicators.
This review synthesizes research and publications from industry and academic sources and provides direction for developing and evaluating promising interventions.
