An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis

Objective: To assess the treatment integrity of a memory rehabilitation programme for people with multiple sclerosis. SUBJECTS: Data were drawn from the intervention group of a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation. This comprised 24 participants with multiple sclerosis. MEASU...

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Main Authors: Smale, Kathryn J., Carr, Sara E., Schwartz, Annette F., das Nair, Roshan, Lincoln, Nadina B.
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author Smale, Kathryn J.
Carr, Sara E.
Schwartz, Annette F.
das Nair, Roshan
Lincoln, Nadina B.
author_facet Smale, Kathryn J.
Carr, Sara E.
Schwartz, Annette F.
das Nair, Roshan
Lincoln, Nadina B.
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description Objective: To assess the treatment integrity of a memory rehabilitation programme for people with multiple sclerosis. SUBJECTS: Data were drawn from the intervention group of a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation. This comprised 24 participants with multiple sclerosis. MEASURES: Four core session components were identified from the treatment manual: recap, activities, take-home activity and other. One video-recording of each of ten intervention sessions was transcribed and amount of time spent on components recorded. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between early and late stages of the programme in time spent on the core components (recap Z= -0.87, P=0.49; activities Z = -0.29, P=0.89; take-home activity Z = -0.59, P=0.69; other Z = -0.58, P=0.69). Thus, adherence to the manual was good with no evidence of programme drift. CONCLUSIONS: Good adherence indicates the intervention was delivered as described in the manual and strengthens confidence in the findings of the randomised controlled trial.
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spelling nottingham-412642020-04-29T15:11:30Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41264/ An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis Smale, Kathryn J. Carr, Sara E. Schwartz, Annette F. das Nair, Roshan Lincoln, Nadina B. Objective: To assess the treatment integrity of a memory rehabilitation programme for people with multiple sclerosis. SUBJECTS: Data were drawn from the intervention group of a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation. This comprised 24 participants with multiple sclerosis. MEASURES: Four core session components were identified from the treatment manual: recap, activities, take-home activity and other. One video-recording of each of ten intervention sessions was transcribed and amount of time spent on components recorded. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between early and late stages of the programme in time spent on the core components (recap Z= -0.87, P=0.49; activities Z = -0.29, P=0.89; take-home activity Z = -0.59, P=0.69; other Z = -0.58, P=0.69). Thus, adherence to the manual was good with no evidence of programme drift. CONCLUSIONS: Good adherence indicates the intervention was delivered as described in the manual and strengthens confidence in the findings of the randomised controlled trial. SAGE 2015-05-01 Article PeerReviewed Smale, Kathryn J., Carr, Sara E., Schwartz, Annette F., das Nair, Roshan and Lincoln, Nadina B. (2015) An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 29 (5). pp. 493-499. ISSN 1477-0873 Memory rehabilitation multiple sclerosis process evaluation treatment integrity http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269215514548733 doi:10.1177/0269215514548733 doi:10.1177/0269215514548733
spellingShingle Memory rehabilitation
multiple sclerosis
process evaluation
treatment integrity
Smale, Kathryn J.
Carr, Sara E.
Schwartz, Annette F.
das Nair, Roshan
Lincoln, Nadina B.
An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis
title An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis
title_full An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis
title_fullStr An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis
title_short An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis
title_sort evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis
topic Memory rehabilitation
multiple sclerosis
process evaluation
treatment integrity
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41264/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41264/