Back to Search Start Over

Complex Interventions Deserve Complex Evaluations: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Evaluation of a Preventive Personalized Medicine Intervention

Authors :
Elise M. Garton
Serdar Savaş
Christopher Pell
Elena V. Syurina
Karien Stronks
Tomris Cesuroglu
Global Health
APH - Global Health
Public and occupational health
APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases
APH - Methodology
Athena Institute
Network Institute
APH - Personalized Medicine
Source :
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 10 (2022), Garton, E M, Savaş, S, Pell, C, Syurina, E V, Stronks, K & Cesuroglu, T 2022, ' Complex Interventions Deserve Complex Evaluations: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Evaluation of a Preventive Personalized Medicine Intervention ', Frontiers in public health, vol. 10, no. February, 793137, pp. 1-13 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.793137, Frontiers in public health, 10:793137. Frontiers Media S.A., Frontiers in public health, 10(February):793137, 1-13. Frontiers Media
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the largest cause of disability and death globally. The human and financial costs of NCDs have raised questions of sustainability for many health systems. Personalized, preventive health interventions are an innovative way to address NCDs, but it is difficult to measure their effectiveness using standard evaluation methods. This article describes a novel approach to evaluation by coupling transdisciplinary methods with realist theory to design and pilot a health outcomes evaluation for a personalized medicine approach to NCD prevention in Istanbul, Turkey. Research and practice stakeholders contributed to study design, research questions, validation of results, and recommendations through interactive workshops, consistent dialogue, and reflection. They co-created a customized outcome measurement framework and recommendations that promote sustainability and continuous improvement of future evaluations. The participatory methods helped resolve the dichotomy between patient, practitioner, and researcher focus in the evaluation and improved stakeholders' data literacy. This research contributes to the body of evidence advocating for the use of non-standard methods such as transdisciplinary research to evaluate the effectiveness of complex interventions. The results of the pilot evaluation are also presented as a case study.

Details

ISSN :
22962565
Volume :
10
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Frontiers in public health
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d44632577ef0ace5a4d33235ee915ffe
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.793137