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ArticleEvaluation (London, England : 1995)2019

From complex social interventions to interventions in complex social systems: Future directions and unresolved questions for intervention development and evaluation.

Graham F Moore, Rhiannon E Evans, Jemma Hawkins, Hannah Littlecott, G J Melendez-Torres, Chris Bonell, Simon Murphy

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Article in Evaluation (London, England : 1995), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 198 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Graham F MooreCardiff University, UK.
Rhiannon E EvansCardiff University, UK.
Jemma HawkinsCardiff University, UK.
Hannah LittlecottCardiff University, UK.
G J Melendez-TorresCardiff University, UK.
Chris BonellLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.
Simon MurphyCardiff University, UK.

Funding

Cancer Research UK 26532Medical Research Council MR/K023233/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Complex systems approaches to social intervention research are increasingly advocated. However, there have been few attempts to consider how models of intervention science, such as the UK's Medical Research Council complex interventions framework, might be reframed through a complex systems lens. This article identifies some key areas in which this framework might be reconceptualized, and a number of priority areas where further development is needed if alignment with a systems perspective is to be achieved. We argue that a complex systems perspective broadens the parameters of 'relevant' evidence and theory for intervention development, before discussing challenges in defining feasibility in dynamic terms. We argue that whole systems evaluations may be neither attainable, nor necessary; acknowledgment of complexity does not mean that evaluations must be complex, or investigate all facets of complexity. However, a systems lens may add value to evaluation design through guiding identification of key uncertainties, and informing decisions such as timings of follow-up assessments.

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complex interventionscomplex systemsevaluationmethodologypopulation healthsocial intervention

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PMID30705608
PMCPMC6330692

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