Improve Research Reproducibility A Bio-protocol resource
Concise Method
tooltip

Study design

GB Gørill Helen Birkeli
OT Owen Matthew Truscott Thomas
ED Ellen Catharina Tveter Deilkås
RB Randi Ballangrud
AL Anne Karin Lindahl
request Request a Protocol
ask Ask a question
Favorite

The study used a longitudinal quasi-experimental pre–post intervention design with a non-equivalent comparison group.40 This design is useful when there are practical barriers to randomisation and when an entire unit receives the intervention and a similar unit is available that does not receive the intervention.40 44 The Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs (TREND) guidelines were used to ensure thorough and transparent reporting45 (see online supplemental appendix 1).

Copyright and License information:  ©2024-10-02 Copyright Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.

Do you have any questions about this protocol?

Post your question to gather feedback from the community. We will also invite the authors of this article to respond.

0/150

tip Tips for asking effective questions

+ Description

Write a detailed description. Include all information that will help others answer your question including experimental processes, conditions, and relevant images.

post Post a Question
0 Q&A