Natural Experiments: An Overview of Methods, Approaches, and Contributions to Public Health Intervention Research
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Natural experiment (NE) approaches are attracting growing interest as a way of providing evidence in such circumstances as discussed by the authors, and one key challenge in evaluating NEs is selective exposure to the intervention.Abstract:
Population health interventions are essential to reduce health inequalities and tackle other public health priorities, but they are not always amenable to experimental manipulation. Natural experiment (NE) approaches are attracting growing interest as a way of providing evidence in such circumstances. One key challenge in evaluating NEs is selective exposure to the intervention. Studies should be based on a clear theoretical understanding of the processes that determine exposure. Even if the observed effects are large and rapidly follow implementation, confidence in attributing these effects to the intervention can be improved by carefully considering alternative explanations. Causal inference can be strengthened by including additional design features alongside the principal method of effect estimation. NE studies often rely on existing (including routinely collected) data. Investment in such data sources and the infrastructure for linking exposure and outcome data is essential if the potential for such ...read more
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