Jean-Paul Génolini

Enabling the transferability of complex interventions: exploring the combination of an intervention’s key functions and implementation

ObjectivesSeveral public health interventions are not described, not evaluated and not transferred. The objective was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using a description model making a distinction between interventions’ transferable elements, and those that are more context-specific, to make their evaluation and transferability easier.MethodsThe theoretical distinction between an intervention function and its form in a specific context has been empirically explored. A community-based intervention (named “Ciné-Ma-Santé”) has been described, using a “key function/implementation/context” model. This process has been co-constructed through qualitative research and knowledge exchange process between project leaders and researchers from different disciplines.ResultsThe use of the model proves feasible and useful for both project leaders and researchers. Nine key functions were described, as well as their implementation and the features of the intervention context.ConclusionsRendering explicit key functions of public health interventions could constitute a useful step to their evaluation and transfer. It enables the formulation of hypotheses regarding the potentially standardizable elements of interventions, and elements that can be modified while maintaining the integrity of the intervention.

Integrating Multidisciplinary Results to Produce New Knowledge About the Physician–Patient Relationship A Methodology Applied to the INTERMEDE Project

The INTERMEDE Project brought together a number of research teams to study the interaction between a patient and their general practitioner, and how this can produce social inequalities in health. The ultimate objective of the project was to formalize a core of common findings by integrating qualitative and quantitative results. The methodology chosen for the integration was inspired by the Delphi participatory method. It involves several rounds of questions and feedback in writing between all members of project teams, in order to compare contradictory opinions and identify key concepts arising from the project. This interdisciplinary research has provided a more nuanced understanding of the mechanisms underlying physician–patient interaction by revealing the convergences of the various disciplinary approaches.

Prévenir le risque cardiovasculaire : le travail éducatif au coeur du dépistage

Auteur(s) : Julien Cazal* cazal.julien@gmail.com, Jean-Paul Genolini** * docteur en STAPS, Laboratoire PRISSMH-SOI, EA-4561, Universite Toulouse 3 Paul-Sabatier, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ** psychologue social, maitre de conferences, Laboratoire PRISSMH-SOI, EA-4561, Universite Toulouse 3 Paul-Sabatier, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France Voir version PDF.