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Watching me, watching you:interpreting findings from a realist evaluation study

Authors :
Williams, L.
Rycroft-Malone, J.
Burton, C.R.
Williams, L.
Rycroft-Malone, J.
Burton, C.R.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

This poster is a report of part of findings from an original research study in the area of realist evaluation which was designed to evaluate the role of the ‘intermediary’ in promoting best practice in infection prevention and control. In healthcare, intermediary roles have potential to support the translation of evidence into everyday practice (Chew et al, 2013), especially through the ways in which they act to “bridge the communities of research and clinical practice” (Milner et al, 2005: 900). However, understanding the effectiveness of intermediary interventions is challenging, given the complexity of the processes involved and the context-dependent, contingent nature of their work (Chew et al, 2013: 337). Study aim and objectives: The aim of the study was to seek the programme theories to show how intermediaries promote best practice in infection prevention and control; to determine what works, for whom, how, and in what respects. Methods: Realist evaluation was used to elicit a better understanding of the mechanisms and contexts that lead to outcomes (CMOs) for the role of intermediaries in infection prevention and control programmes. An essential element which separates realist evaluations from other types of outcome-focused evaluations is the focus on understanding how programmes or services, which offer different resources, have different effects for people (Timmins & Miller, 2007). In this study, a realist review led to case studies conducted consecutively within two NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom, with data comprising of interviews, non-participant observations, and documentation review. Findings: In infection control practice, intermediaries discussed “watching over” as an inherent part of their role. To consider the implication for future policy and practice, this finding was explored through a Foucaldian lens, to understand how surveillance of people who operate in organisations and institutions (such as hospitals), is historically drawn from know

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Notes :
Williams, L. and Rycroft-Malone, J. and Burton, C.R. (2014) Watching me, watching you:interpreting findings from a realist evaluation study. In: The 1st International Conference on Realist Approaches to Evaluation and Synthesis, 2014-10-272014-10-30, Liverpool University.
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1125011262
Document Type :
Electronic Resource