Is reporting on interventions a weak link in understanding how and why they work? A preliminary exploration using community heart health exemplars

Barbara L Riley*1, JoAnne MacDonald2, Omaima Mansi3, Anita Kothari†4, Donna Kurtz†5, Linda I vonTettenborn†6 and Nancy C Edwards2,7 Address: 1Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 3School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 4Bachelor of Health Sciences Program, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 5School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, 6Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada and 7Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa,...