Theory of Change: A theory-driven approach to enhance the Medical Research Council's framework for complex interventions

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  De Silva, Mary J ^a   Breuer, Erica ^b   Lee, Lucy ^a   Asher, Laura ^a   Chowdhary, Neerja ^c   Lund, Crick ^b   Patel, Vikram ^a,c  

^a King's College London   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Sangath   (India)

Author keywords

Complex interventions; MRC framework for complex interventions; Theory of Change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; PROCESS DESIGN; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; THEORY; CLINICAL TRIAL; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84905397137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-267     Document Type: Article

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