Explaining the effects of an intervention designed to promote evidence-based diabetes care: a theory-based process evaluation of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

Jillian J Francis*1, Martin P Eccles2, Marie Johnston3, Paula Whitty2, Jeremy M Grimshaw4, Eileen FS Kaner5, Liz Smith6 and Anne Walker1 Address: 1Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, 2Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 3College of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, 4Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 5Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and 6Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Email: Jillian J Francis* - j.francis@abdn.ac.uk; Martin P Eccles -...