Booth, A. orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-3880, Noyes, J., Flemming, K. et al. (3 more authors) (2019) Formulating questions to explore complex interventions within qualitative evidence synthesis. BMJ Global Health, 4 (Suppl 1). e001107. ISSN 2059-7908
Abstract
When making decisions about complex interventions, guideline development groups need to factor in the sociocultural acceptability of an intervention, as well as contextual factors that impact on the feasibility of that intervention. Qualitative evidence synthesis offers one method of exploring these issues. This paper considers the extent to which current methods of question formulation are meeting this challenge. It builds on a rapid review of 38 different frameworks for formulating questions. To be useful, a question framework should recognise context (as setting, environment or context); acknowledge the criticality of different stakeholder perspectives (differentiated from the target population); accommodate elements of time/timing and place; be sensitive to qualitative data (eg, eliciting themes or findings). None of the identified frameworks satisfied all four of these criteria. An innovative question framework, PerSPEcTiF, is proposed and retrospectively applied to a published WHO guideline for a complex intervention. Further testing and evaluation of the PerSPEcTiF framework is required.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 World Health Organization. Licensee BMJ. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non commercial IGO License (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), which permits use, distribution,and reproduction for non-commercial purposes in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. In any reproduction of this article there should not be any suggestion that WHO or this article endorse any specific organization or products. The use of the WHO logo is not permitted. This notice should be preserved along with the article's original URL. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo/deed.en |
Keywords: | Generic Health Relevance |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2019 14:56 |
Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2019 18:48 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001107 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001107 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:142043 |