ArticleBMC public health2015
A checklist to improve reporting of group-based behaviour-change interventions.
Article in BMC public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03228706 (Effectiveness of a Structured Group-Based Intervention "Know Your Medicine - Take It For Health"), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of a Structured Group-Based Intervention "Know Your Medicine - Take It For Health" (KYM-TIFH) in Improving Medication Adherence Among Malay Patients With Underlying Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Sarawak State of Malaysia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Abstract
backgroundPublished descriptions of group-based behaviour-change interventions (GB-BCIs) often omit design and delivery features specific to the group setting. This impedes the ability to compare behaviour-change interventions, synthesise evidence on their effectiveness and replicate effective interventions. The aim of this study was to develop a checklist of elements that should be described to ensure adequate reporting of GB-BCIs.
methodsA range of characteristics needed to replicate GB-BCIs were extracted from the literature and precisely defined. An abbreviated checklist and a coder manual were developed, pilot tested and refined. The final checklist and coder manual were used to identify the presence or absence of specified reporting elements in 30 published descriptions of GB-BCIs by two independent coders. Reliability of coding was assessed.
resultsThe checklist comprises 26 essential reporting elements, covering intervention design, intervention content, participant characteristics, and facilitator characteristics. Inter-rater reliability for identification of reporting elements was high (95% agreement, Mean AC1 = 0.89).
conclusionThe checklist is a practical tool that can be used, alongside other reporting guidelines, to ensure comprehensive description and to assess reporting quality of GB-BCIs. It can also be helpful for designing group-based health interventions.
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