Exploring synergistic interactions and catalysts in complex interventions: Longitudinal, mixed methods case studies of an optimised multi-level suicide prevention intervention in four european countries (Ospi-Europe)

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Harris, Fiona M ^a   Maxwell, Margaret ^a   O'Connor, Rory ^b   Coyne, James C ^c   Arensman, Ella ^d   Coffey, Claire ^d   Koburger, Nicole ^e   Gusmão, Ricardo ^f   Costa, Susana ^f   Székely, András ^g   Cserhati, Zoltan ^g   McDaid, David ^h   Van Audenhove, Chantal ⁱ   Hegerl, Ulrich ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^g SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^h LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ KU Leuven University   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complex interventions; Longitudinal study; Process evaluation; Programme as catalyst; Suicide prevention; Synergistic interactions

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE;

EUROPE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84962856551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2942-z     Document Type: Article

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