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Wensing, Michel and Ullrich, Charlotte: Process Evaluation of Interventions in Healthcare: An Introduction to Concepts, Methods, and Practices, Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing, 2025 (Lecture Notes). https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.1657

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11/27/2025

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Michel Wensing , Charlotte Ullrich

Process Evaluation of Interventions in Healthcare

An Introduction to Concepts, Methods, and Practices

Lecture Notes

Process evaluation is research that describes and explores the processes that influence the outcomes of interventions. In health care, many interventions aim at improving the health of patients and populations, or at implementing desired practices by healthcare providers. Process evaluation concerns the uptake of interventions, their active components, and the determinants of their outcomes. The findings of process evaluation help to interpret interventions’ effectiveness, optimize intervention design and delivery, and assess the transferability of interventions across settings. This book provides a concise introduction to the concepts, methods and practices of process evaluation in healthcare settings.

 

Michel Wensing is full professor and lead of a master program in health services research and implementation science at Heidelberg University. He has a broad interest and experience in health research, with a focus on primary healthcare and implementation science.

Charlotte Ullrich is a post-doctoral researcher and the coordinator of a master program in health services research and implementation science at Heidelberg University. Her expertise concerns qualitative research methods, medical sociology, and reproductive health.

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Table of Contents
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Front Matter
1-4
Contents
5-7
About the Authors and Contributors
9
1 Introduction
11-29
2 Uptake of Interventions
31-44
3 Interventions’ Active Components
45-57
4 Determinants of Intervention Outcomes
59-72
5 Methods of Process Evaluation
73-90
Bibliography
91-98
Index
99

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