Nursing and Health Interventions Design, Evaluation, and Implementation

Nursing and Health Interventions covers the conceptual, empirical, and practical knowledge required for engaging in intervention research. This revised edition provides step-by-step guidance on the complex process of intervention development and methods for developing, delivering, evaluating and implementing intervention, supported by a wealth of examples. The text describes each essential aspect of intervention research, from generating an intervention theory, to procedures for adopting evidence-based interventions in practice.

This second edition provides up-to-date coverage of intervention research and its impact on improving standards of care. Throughout the text, readers are provided with the foundational knowledge required for generating evidence that informs treatment decisions in practice, and choosing the best approaches for designing, delivering, evaluating and implementing interventions. A valuable ‘one-stop’ resource for students, researchers, and health professionals alike, this book:

• Covers the importance and issues of evidence-based healthcare practice, the role of theory in research in the intervention design and evaluation, and evaluation of effectiveness and implementation of interventions in a single volume
• Reviews the decision-making steps and the knowledge needed to inform decisions in research and practice
• Discusses the limitations of evidence derived from randomized controlled trials (RCTs)

Written by leading experts in the field, Nursing and Health Interventions remains an invaluable resource for nursing and healthcare students, researchers, and health practitioners wanting to understand and apply intervention to improve the quality of care.

Souraya Sidani is Professor at the Cockwell School of Nursing, and Canada Research Chair in Design and Evaluation of Health Interventions at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. 

Carrie Jo Braden is Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio School of Nursing, USA. 

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 Introduction to Intervention Research

Chapter 2: Overview of Interventions

SECTION 2: DEVELOPING INTERVENTIONS

Chapter 3 Understanding Health Problems

Chapter 4: Designing Interventions

Chapter 5: Intervention Theory

SECTION 3: DELIVERING INTERVENTIONS

Chapter 6: Overview of Intervention Delivery

Chapter 7: Development of Intervention Manual

Chapter 8: Selecting, Training, and Addressing the Influence of Interventionists

Chapter 9: Assessment of Fidelity

SECTION 4: EVALUATION OF INTERVENTION

Chapter 10 Overview of Evaluation of Interventions

Chapter 11 Examination of Interventions’ Acceptance

Chapter 12 Examination of Feasibility: Intervention and Research Methods

Chapter 13 Process Evaluation

Chapter 14 Outcome Evaluation: Designs

Chapter 15 Outcome Evaluation: Methods

Section 5: IMPLEMENTING INTERVENTIONS

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