Agency for healthcare research and quality evidence-based practice center methods for systematically reviewing complex multicomponent health care interventions

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1181-1191

  Guise, Jeanne Marie ^a   Chang, Christine ^b   Viswanathan, Meera ^c   Glick, Susan ^d   Treadwell, Jonathan ^e   Umscheid, Craig A ^e   Whitlock, Evelyn ^f   Fu, Rongwei ^a   Berliner, Elise ^b   Paynter, Robin ^a   Anderson, Johanna ^a   Motu'Apuaka, Pua ^a   Trikalinos, Tom ^g  

^a Portland VA Research Foundation   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d Blue Cross and Blue Shield Technology Evaluation Center   (United States)

^e Institute Evidence based Practice Center   (United States)

^f Kaiser Evidence based Practice Center   (United States)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex interventions; Complexity; Evidence synthesis methods; Evidence based medicine; Multicomponent interventions; Reporting guideline; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX MULTICOMPONENT INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NOMENCLATURE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 84908247304     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.06.010     Document Type: Review

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