Background Evaluation of complex interventions (CI) is challenging for health researchers
and requires innovative approaches. The objective of this work is to present the main …

Realist evaluation is an established approach in evaluation. The main question driving
realist evaluation is to uncover how, for whom, and under what conditions an intervention …

Thematic analysis (TA) is the most widely used method for analysing qualitative data.
Recent debates, highlighting the binary distinctions between reflexive TA grounded within …

Context is a key concept in developing realist causal explanations but its conceptualisation
has received comparatively less attention. We conducted a review to explore how context is …

Notwithstanding diverse opinions and debates about mixing methods, mixed methods
research (MMR) is increasingly being used in sport and exercise psychology. In this paper …

New nursing researchers are faced with a smorgasbord of competing methodologies.
Sometimes, they are encouraged to adopt the research paradigms beloved of their senior …

Nudging is a popular and influential approach in policymaking. Yet, it has faced substantial
criticism from several policy perspectives, with growing concern raised about the efficacy of …

Background Facilitation is a promising implementation intervention, which requires theory-
informed evaluation. This paper presents an exemplar of a multi-country realist process …

Pawson and Tilley's acknowledgment of programs embedded in multiple social systems has
gained little traction in realist synthesis and evaluation practice. A practice focusing on fairly …

Qualitative methods are underutilized in health intervention evaluation, and overshadowed
by the importance placed on randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This Commentary …