Complex interventions and their implications for systematic reviews: A pragmatic approach

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1211-1216

  Petticrew, Mark ^a   Anderson, Laurie ^b   Elder, Randy ^c   Grimshaw, Jeremy ^d   Hopkins, David ^c   Hahn, Robert ^c   Krause, Lauren ^e   Kristjansson, Elizabeth ^d   Mercer, Shawna ^c   Sipe, Teresa ^c   Tugwell, Peter ^d   Ueffing, Erin ^f   Waters, Elizabeth ^g   Welch, Vivian ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Washington State Institute for Public Policy   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complex interventions; Complexity; Evaluation; Evidence synthesis; Qualitative research; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930041528     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.01.004     Document Type: Article

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