Foundations of Health Services Research: Principles, Methods, and Topics by Michel Wensing & Charlotte Ullrich

Author:Michel Wensing & Charlotte Ullrich
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783031299988
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

12.5 Pilot and Feasibility Research

Testing interventions in practice is another component of intervention development, which logically follows after design of a prototype of an intervention. In practice, a variety of approaches are used (Levati et al. 2016). Ideally, members of the targeted group of users are invited to apply the interventions in realistic conditions, and data are collected to document the acceptance, practicality and potential effects of the interventions. Alternatively, the intervention is described rather than made available for use, but this entails that the experience being hypothetical rather than real. The data collection is usually simple and comprises observations, interviews and written surveys. Instead of targeted users, others may be involved, particularly if the users are difficult to recruit for a study. Also, the conditions may be artificial rather than realistic, such as a computer laboratory. Pilot and feasibility research can serve different purposes, including: Examination of the acceptance of the interventions among the targeted group of users and the practicality of using interventions

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