A Complex Intervention for Alcohol Misuse Among Conflict-Affected Populations in Uganda and Ukraine: Study Protocol for the Qualitative Components in the CHANGE Trial

A. Massazza, D.C. Fuhr, S. Bogdanov, W.A. Tol, B. Roberts, A. Nadkarni, G. Akudrabo, L. Skovgaard Andersen, K. Dumchev, A. Karachevskyy, E. Kinyanda, K. Koss, Q. Moore, C.R. May

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Abstract

© The Author(s) 2021.Qualitative research is increasingly being integrated within the development and evaluation phases of trials of complex health interventions. Qualitative research can complement effectiveness data and provide insights around how context and implementation impact the results of the trial and to what extent interventions fit implementation contexts after evaluation. Several qualitative studies have been conducted at different stages of trials of mental health and psychosocial support interventions for populations affected by adversity such as armed conflict and disasters. However, these qualitative components are usually implemented as disjointed components within the trial. The current protocol aims to provide a shared framework detailing the qualitative components of the CHANGE project trial: a program of work to address alcohol misuse and associated mental health comorbidities among conflict-affected populations in Uganda and Ukraine. In particular, the objectives of the current protocol are (i) to identify the specific qualitative questions and methods that will be undertaken in CHANGE; (ii) characterize the different methodological approaches to analyzing the data; and (iii) explain how each qualitative component within the different work-packages will cumulatively add value to each other over the duration of the CHANGE project. The current protocol will represent a useful template for the integration of serial qualitative research components within complex health interventions in humanitarian settings. Each qualitative components described will undergo formal ethics approval by ethics boards in the United Kingdom, Uganda, and Ukraine. Multiple mechanisms will be in place to ensure rigor and trustworthiness of the research by meeting the criteria of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods
Volume20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Dec 2021
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (using the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) Funding) and Wellcome (grant reference number 219468/Z/19/Z) under the NIHR-Wellcome Partnership for Global Health Research. CRM’s contribution was also supported by NIHR Applied Research Collaborative, North Thames. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Wellcome, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (using the UK?s Official Development Assistance (ODA) Funding) and Wellcome (grant reference number 219468/Z/19/Z) under the NIHR-Wellcome Partnership for Global Health Research. CRM?s contribution was also supported by NIHR Applied Research Collaborative, North Thames. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Wellcome, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care.

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NIHR-Wellcome
UK?s Official Development Assistance
UK’s Official Development Assistance
Wellcome Trust219468/Z/19/Z
Oregon Department of Agriculture
National Institute for Health Research

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