Structure and process evaluation of complex interventions in pain therapy : Description of a methodological approach using the example of POET-Pain

• Published in: Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) Vol. 39; no. 1; p. 35
• Main Authors: Gnass, Irmela, Berger, Stefanie, Schürholz, Nina, Kaiser, Ulrike, Schäfer, Axel, Schnabel, Alexander, Pogatzki-Zahn, Esther, Nestler, Nadja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Germany; Health Services Research - organization & administration; Humans; National Health Programs - organization & administration; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care - organization & administration; Pain Clinics - organization & administration; Pain Management - methods; Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative - therapy; Process Assessment, Health Care - methods; Process Assessment, Health Care - organization & administration; Qualitative Research; Quality Assurance, Health Care - organization & administration; Germany; Mixed methods design; Postoperative pain, chronic; New healthcare interventions; Transitional pain service; Health services research

To evaluate the quality of care, particularly in the case of new forms of healthcare interventions, the healthcare services to be provided are defined and documented in advance. The presented explanatory sequential mixed methods design combines quantitative and qualitative data collection and the an...