Types of Evaluation
A structured approach to identifying unmet needs and existing assets within a population or system
What is a needs and assets assessment?
The Telehomecare program aimed to provide patient-centered, technology-enabled management for chronic conditions such as COPD and heart failure.
What is the purpose of the program?
The extent to which a program is delivered as intended across sites.
What is fidelity?
An evaluation conducted at the end of a program to assess its overall effectiveness or impact
What is summative evaluation?
Objectives to increase self-management skills and improve patient monitoring through remote health status tracking
What is the deliverable of the program?
The amount of program components or activities provided to participants (e.g., coaching sessions, remote monitoring activities)
What is the dose-delivered?
An evaluation conducted during implementation to improve program design and delivery
What is a formative evaluation?
A set of questions addressing fidelity, dose, reach, recruitment, and contextual influences on implementation
What are process evaluation questions?
The extent to which participants actively engage with or use the program (Telehomecare services)
What is the dose-received?
An evaluation approach that supports ongoing learning and adaptation in complex or evolving programs
What is a developmental evaluation?
Multi-level qualitative analysis using a grounded theory approach by Glaser and Strauss
What is the method for the process evaluation?
The proportion and characteristics of the target population that participates in the program
What is the reach?
The type of evaluation focus used in Hunting et al. (2015) to examine early-stage implementation
What is a process (implementation) evaluation focused on adoption?
The primary data sources used to assess implementation in the Telehomecare study
What are interviews, observations, and document review?
The macro-level factor identified as influencing Telehomecare engagement across sites
What is geographic context and structural location?