Background With advances in technology, the adoption of wearable devices has become a
viable adjunct in poststroke rehabilitation. Upper limb (UL) impairment affects up to 77% of …

Background In seeking the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), there has been
a renewed emphasis on the role of communities. This article focuses on social innovation …

The effectiveness of many widely used conservation interventions is poorly understood
because of a lack of high-quality impact evaluations. Randomized control trials (RCTs), in …

Exclusion from school can be regarded as a seemingly simple but in fact a rather complex
intervention in response to the “wicked problem” of behavior in schools. This manuscript will …

Background The evaluation of payment for performance (P4P) programmes has focused
mainly on understanding contributions to health service coverage, without unpacking causal …

Evaluating complex interventions and policies is challenging. This is particularly true for the
identification of unintended consequences, whether negative or positive. This article uses …

Background There is a paucity of data on how to deliver complex interventions that seek to
reduce the treatment gap for mental disorders, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The need …

Objectives Local government services and policies affect health determinants across many
sectors such as planning, transportation, housing and leisure. Researchers and …

Background Evaluation of complex interventions should include a process evaluation to give
evaluators, researchers, and policy makers greater confidence in the outcomes reported …

Developing and evaluating health interventions for the benefit of patients is notoriously
difficult. This also applies to the discipline of nursing, owing to the complexity of nursing …