Fancourt D, Perkins R
a Centre for Performance Science , Royal College of Music , London , UK.
b Faculty of Medicine , Imperial College London , London , UK.
Arts Health. 2019 Feb;11(1):38-53. doi: 10.1080/17533015.2017.1413398. Epub 2018 Jan 23.
This article is a process evaluation of a three-arm randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing the effects of creative interventions on symptoms of postnatal depression (PND) in new mothers.
Analyses of quantitative evaluation data from 91 participants and qualitative interviews and focus groups with 80 participants and 3 members of staff.
Key assumptions of the RCT, including how the delivery of the intervention was achieved and what the intervention involved, are explored. Data suggest that the intervention was delivered as planned with a high level of fidelity. Key uncertainties surrounding the project, in particular unanticipated challenges that had to be overcome during the RCT, are also discussed and simple recommendations for improvement are made.
This process evaluation aims to illuminate the outcome and mechanisms data from the RCT and enable organisations or individuals to ascertain the feasibility of establishing their own creative classes for women with symptoms of PND.
本文是一项三臂随机对照试验（RCT）的过程评估，该试验比较了创造性干预对新妈妈产后抑郁（PND）症状的影响。
对91名参与者的定量评估数据以及对80名参与者和3名工作人员进行的定性访谈和焦点小组讨论进行分析。
探讨了随机对照试验的关键假设，包括干预措施的实施方式以及干预措施的具体内容。数据表明，干预措施按计划实施，保真度较高。还讨论了围绕该项目的关键不确定性，特别是在随机对照试验期间必须克服的意外挑战，并提出了简单的改进建议。
该过程评估旨在阐明随机对照试验的结果和机制数据，并使组织或个人能够确定为有产后抑郁症状的女性开设自己的创意课程的可行性。
