Introducing the revised framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: A challenge and a resource for nursing research

Kathryn Skivington; Neil Craig; Peter Craig; Jo Rycroft-Malone; Lynsay Matthews; Sharon Anne Simpson; Laurence Moore

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104748

Introducing the revised framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: A challenge and a resource for nursing research

Int J Nurs Stud. 2024 Jun:154:104748. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104748. Epub 2024 Mar 2.

Authors

Kathryn Skivington¹, Neil Craig², Peter Craig³, Jo Rycroft-Malone⁴, Lynsay Matthews⁵, Sharon Anne Simpson³, Laurence Moore³

Affiliations

¹ MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Electronic address: kathryn.skivington@glasgow.ac.uk.
² Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.
³ MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
⁴ Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
⁵ University of the West of Scotland, UK.

PMID: 38564983
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104748

Abstract

This invited discussion paper highlights key updates in the MRC/NIHR's revised framework for the development and evaluation of complex nursing interventions and reflects on the implications for nursing research.

Keywords: Complex interventions; Evaluation; Intervention development; Programme theory; Research methods.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Nursing Research*
United Kingdom