TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurement and evaluation practices of factors that contribute to effective health promotion collaboration functioning
T2 - A scoping review
AU - Stolp, Sean
AU - Bottorff, Joan L.
AU - Seaton, Cherisse L.
AU - Jones-Bricker, Margaret
AU - Oliffe, John L.
AU - Johnson, Steven T.
AU - Errey, Sally
AU - Medhurst, Kerensa
AU - Lamont, Sonia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Authors
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - The purpose of this scoping review was to identify promising factors that underpin effective health promotion collaborations, measurement approaches, and evaluation practices. Measurement approaches and evaluation practices employed in 14 English-language articles published between January 2001 and October 2015 were considered. Data extraction included research design, health focus of the collaboration, factors being evaluated, how factors were conceptualized and measured, and outcome measures. Studies were methodologically diverse employing either quantitative methods (n = 9), mixed methods (n = 4), or qualitative methods (n = 1). In total, these 14 studies examined 113 factors, 88 of which were only measured once. Leadership was the most commonly studied factor but was conceptualized differently across studies. Six factors were significantly associated with outcome measures across studies; leadership (n = 3), gender (n = 2), trust (n = 2), length of the collaboration (n = 2), budget (n = 2) and changes in organizational model (n = 2). Since factors were often conceptualized differently, drawing conclusions about their impact on collaborative functioning remains difficult. The use of reliable and validated tools would strengthen evaluation of health promotion collaborations and would support and enhance the effectiveness of collaboration.
AB - The purpose of this scoping review was to identify promising factors that underpin effective health promotion collaborations, measurement approaches, and evaluation practices. Measurement approaches and evaluation practices employed in 14 English-language articles published between January 2001 and October 2015 were considered. Data extraction included research design, health focus of the collaboration, factors being evaluated, how factors were conceptualized and measured, and outcome measures. Studies were methodologically diverse employing either quantitative methods (n = 9), mixed methods (n = 4), or qualitative methods (n = 1). In total, these 14 studies examined 113 factors, 88 of which were only measured once. Leadership was the most commonly studied factor but was conceptualized differently across studies. Six factors were significantly associated with outcome measures across studies; leadership (n = 3), gender (n = 2), trust (n = 2), length of the collaboration (n = 2), budget (n = 2) and changes in organizational model (n = 2). Since factors were often conceptualized differently, drawing conclusions about their impact on collaborative functioning remains difficult. The use of reliable and validated tools would strengthen evaluation of health promotion collaborations and would support and enhance the effectiveness of collaboration.
KW - Collaboration
KW - Health promotion
KW - Leadership
KW - Measurement
KW - Scoping review
KW - Trust
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U2 - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.11.013
DO - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.11.013
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 27915114
AN - SCOPUS:85010224329
SN - 0149-7189
VL - 61
SP - 38
EP - 44
JO - Evaluation and Program Planning
JF - Evaluation and Program Planning
ER -