Randomised controlled trials are widely accepted as the most reliable method of determining
effectiveness, but most trials have evaluated the effects of a single intervention such as a …

Determining the effectiveness of complex interventions can be difficult and time consuming.
Neil C Campbell and colleagues explain the importance of ground work in getting usable …

This paper reviews studies explicitly applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to
behaviour change interventions. A systematic and multiple search strategy identified 30 papers, …

Objectives To determine whether trials of physical activity promotion based in primary care
show sustained effects on physical activity or fitness in sedentary adults, and whether …

PURPOSE We wanted to identify published randomized trials of interventions to alter the
interaction between patients and practitioners, develop taxonomies of the interventions and …

Objective To assess the effect of additional training of practice nurses and general practitioners
in patient centred care on the lifestyle and psychological and physiological status of …

In October 2006, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of England asked Professor Sir John Tooke
to chair a High Level Group on Clinical Effectiveness in response to the chapter 'Waste not, …

Objective To determine whether self monitoring, alone or with instruction in incorporating the
results into self care, is more effective than usual care in improving glycaemic control in non-…

METHODS: Search strategies—we searched eight databases, manually checked reference
lists and contacted authors. Inclusion and exclusion criteria—studies of any design, in which …

Abstract Theory-based intervention programmes to support health-related behaviour change
aim to increase health impact and improve understanding of mechanisms of behaviour …