Frameworks for developing and evaluating public health interventions in primary prevention and health promotion: a scoping review

Abstract Background A variety of frameworks for developing and evaluating public health interventions exists. However, an overview of existing public health frameworks is missing posing challenges for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers navigating the dynamic field of public health. This scoping review aims to give an overview of public health frameworks for the development and evaluation of interventions in primary prevention and health promotion. Methods This scoping review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methodology and adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. Five electronic databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, IEEE Xplore, CINAHL, and PsycINFO; to 12 April 2022) were searched for English-written peer-reviewed journal articles describing descriptive frameworks (i.e., providing standards, principles, criteria, characteristics, or properties) for the development and/or evaluation of interventions focusing on primary prevention and h