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A checklist to improve reporting of group-based behaviour-change interventions
Aleksandra J Borek1, Charles Abraham2, Jane R Smith3
1Psychology Applied to Health group, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK. a.borek@exeter.ac.uk.
BMC Public Health
|September 26, 2015
Summary
A new checklist improves reporting for group-based behaviour-change interventions (GB-BCIs). This tool ensures comprehensive descriptions, aiding intervention comparison and replication for better health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Health behavior change interventions
- Intervention reporting standards
- Group dynamics in health
Background:
- Published group-based behaviour-change interventions (GB-BCIs) often lack crucial design and delivery details specific to group settings.
- Inadequate reporting hinders effective comparison, evidence synthesis, and replication of GB-BCIs.
- There is a need for standardized reporting to improve the quality and comparability of GB-BCI research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a comprehensive checklist for reporting essential elements of group-based behaviour-change interventions (GB-BCIs).
- To ensure adequate description of GB-BCIs for improved research and practice.
- To facilitate the design and replication of effective group-based health interventions.
Main Methods:
- Literature review to identify key characteristics for replicating GB-BCIs.
- Development, pilot testing, and refinement of an abbreviated checklist and coder manual.
- Independent coding of 30 published GB-BCI descriptions using the final checklist and manual, with reliability assessment.
Main Results:
- A 26-item checklist was developed, covering intervention design, content, participant, and facilitator characteristics.
- High inter-rater reliability (95% agreement, Mean AC1 = 0.89) was achieved in identifying reporting elements.
- The checklist provides a standardized framework for describing GB-BCIs.
Conclusions:
- The developed checklist is a practical tool for ensuring comprehensive reporting and assessing the quality of GB-BCIs.
- It can be used in conjunction with existing reporting guidelines.
- The checklist can assist researchers and practitioners in designing effective group-based health interventions.
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