Nursing and health interventions : design, evaluation and implementation / Souraya Sidani and Carrie Jo Braden.

Preceded by Design, evaluation, and translation of nursing interventions / Souraya Sidani, Carrie Jo Braden. 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I. Introduction -- Introduction to intervention research -- Overview of interventions -- Section II. Developing interventions -- Understanding health problems -- Designing interventions -- Intervention Theory -- Section III. Delivering interventions -- Overview of intervention delivery -- Development of intervention manual -- Selecting, training, and addressing the influence of Interventionists -- Assessment of fidelity -- Section IV. Evaluation of interventions -- Overview of evaluation of Interventions -- Examination of interventions acceptance -- Examination of feasibility: intervention -- Process Evaluation -- Outcome Evaluation: designs -- Outcome Evaluation: methods -- Section V. Implementing interventions -- Frameworks and methods for implementing interventions.

"Nurse-led intervention research is a core component of the global initiative to improve quality of care. Though research in this area has already contributed much to the advancement of patient care, future strides depend on the dissemination of practical, how-to instruction on this important area of research. 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"--