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Process evaluation of complex interventions in chronic and neglected tropical diseases in low- and middle-income countries—a scoping review protocol

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dc.contributor.author Lazo Porras, María de los Ángeles
dc.contributor.author Liu, H.
dc.contributor.author Miranda, J. Jaime
dc.contributor.author Moore, G.
dc.contributor.author Burri, M.
dc.contributor.author Chappuis, F.
dc.contributor.author Perel, P.
dc.contributor.author Beran, D.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-12T20:24:57Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-12T20:24:57Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10270
dc.description.abstract Background: The use of process evaluations is a growing area of interest in research groups working on complex interventions. This methodology tries to understand how the intervention was implemented to inform policy and practice. A recent systematic review by Liu et al. on process evaluations of complex interventions addressing non-communicable diseases found few studies in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC) because it was restricted to randomized controlled trials, primary healthcare level and non-communicable diseases. Yet, LMICs face different barriers to implement interventions in comparison to high-income countries such as limited human resources, access to health care and skills of health workers to treat chronic conditions especially at primary health care level. Therefore, understanding the challenges of interventions for non-communicable diseases and neglected tropical diseases (diseases that affect poor populations and have chronic sequelae) will be important to improve how process evaluation is designed, conducted and used in research projects in LMICs. For these reasons, in comparison to the study of Liu et al., the current study will expand the search strategy to include different study designs, languages and settings. Objective: Map research using process evaluation in the areas of non-communicable diseases and neglected tropical diseases to inform the gaps in the design and conduct of this type of research in LMICs. Methods: Scoping review of process evaluation studies of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs of complex interventions implemented in LMICs including participants with non-communicable diseases or neglected tropical diseases and their health care providers (physicians, nurses, technicians and others) related to achieve better health for all through reforms in universal coverage, public policy, service delivery and leadership. The aspects that will be evaluated are as follows: (i) available evidence of process evaluation in the areas of non-communicable diseases and neglected tropical diseases such as frameworks and theories, (ii) methods applied to conduct process evaluations and (iii) gaps between the design of the intervention and its implementation that were identified through the process evaluation. Studies published from January 2008. Exclusion criteria are as follows: not peer reviewed articles, not a report based on empirical research, not reported in English or Spanish or Portuguese or French, reviews and non-human research. Discussion: This scoping review will map the evidence of process evaluations conducted in LMICs. It will also identify the methods they used to collect and interpret data, how different theories and frameworks were used and lessons from the implementation of complex interventions. This information will allow researchers to conduct better process evaluations considering special characteristics from countries with limited human resources, scarce data available and limited access to health care en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Este trabajo fue parcialmente financiado por FONDECYT via CIENCIACTIVA/CONCYTEC [número de contrato 223-2018, 224-2018]. es_PE
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher BioMed Central
dc.relation.ispartofseries Systematic Reviews
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Article en_US
dc.subject chronic disease en_US
dc.subject complex intervention en_US
dc.subject Complex interventions en_US
dc.subject health care en_US
dc.subject health care access en_US
dc.subject health care planning en_US
dc.subject health care policy en_US
dc.subject health service en_US
dc.subject human en_US
dc.subject low income country en_US
dc.subject middle income country en_US
dc.subject Neglected tropical diseases en_US
dc.subject non communicable disease en_US
dc.subject Non-communicable diseases en_US
dc.subject primary health care en_US
dc.subject Process evaluation en_US
dc.subject program effectiveness en_US
dc.subject program evaluation en_US
dc.subject program feasibility en_US
dc.subject public health en_US
dc.subject randomized controlled trial (topic) en_US
dc.subject systematic review en_US
dc.subject tropical disease en_US
dc.title Process evaluation of complex interventions in chronic and neglected tropical diseases in low- and middle-income countries—a scoping review protocol en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/review
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01801-7
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.00
dc.relation.issn 2046-4053


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