Nursing and Health Interventions covers the conceptual, empirical, and practical knowledge required for engaging in intervention research. This revised edition provides step-by-step guidance on the complex process of intervention development and methods for developing, delivering, evaluating and implementing intervention, supported by a wealth of examples. The text describes each essential aspect of intervention research, from generating an intervention theory, to procedures for adopting evidence-based interventions in practice.
This second edition provides up-to-date coverage of intervention research and its impact on improving standards of care. Throughout the text, readers are provided with the foundational knowledge required for generating evidence that informs treatment decisions in practice, and choosing the best approaches for designing, delivering, evaluating and implementing interventions. A valuable ‘one-stop’ resource for students, researchers, and health professionals alike, this book:
- Covers the importance and issues of evidence-based healthcare practice, the role of theory in research in the intervention design and evaluation, and evaluation of effectiveness and implementation of interventions in a single volume
- Reviews the decision-making steps and the knowledge needed to inform decisions in research and practice
- Discusses the limitations of evidence derived from randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Written by leading experts in the field, Nursing and Health Interventions remains an invaluable resource for nursing and healthcare students, researchers, and health practitioners wanting to understand and apply intervention to improve the quality of care.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 Introduction to Intervention Research
Chapter 2: Overview of Interventions
SECTION 2: DEVELOPING INTERVENTIONS
Chapter 3 Understanding Health Problems
Chapter 4: Designing Interventions
Chapter 5: Intervention Theory
SECTION 3: DELIVERING INTERVENTIONS
Chapter 6: Overview of Intervention Delivery
Chapter 7: Development of Intervention Manual
Chapter 8: Selecting, Training, and Addressing the Influence of Interventionists
Chapter 9: Assessment of Fidelity
SECTION 4: EVALUATION OF INTERVENTION
Chapter 10 Overview of Evaluation of Interventions
Chapter 11 Examination of Interventions’ Acceptance
Chapter 12 Examination of Feasibility: Intervention and Research Methods
Chapter 13 Process Evaluation
Chapter 14 Outcome Evaluation: Designs
Chapter 15 Outcome Evaluation: Methods
Section 5: IMPLEMENTING INTERVENTIONS
Chapter 16 Frameworks and Methods for Implementing Interventions
