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In realist evaluations, the context in which it is implemented, the mechanisms that trigger change, and the outcomes that result are explored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Realist evaluations provide a more informed approach to targeting and refining programs to suit a diverse and complex healthcare system. Realist evaluations have been used by researchers from a variety of health professional disciplines to evaluate programs and interventions to improve public health, health care policy, and tertiary education institutions. Examples of the complex settings where researchers have used this method for the evaluation process include supervision training workshops, rural immersion training programs, faculty development courses, safe medication administration programs, and the ability of managers to effect change.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Realist evaluations are powerful methodological approaches for studying complex interventions and support managing the nuances associated with constrained resources, differing governing policies and diverse population groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ijpp\/riaf111","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,12]],"date-time":"2025-11-12T14:30:14Z","timestamp":1762957814000},"page":"302-307","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Realist evaluations: relevance to pharmacy 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