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Preliminary evaluation of a brief worksite intervention to reduce weight stigma and weight bias internalization 对简短的工作场所干预进行初步评估，以减少体重污名化和体重偏见内化

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102434

Nichole R. Kelly , Maggie L. Osa , Gabriella Luther , Claire Guidinger , Austin Folger , Gina Williamson , Juliana Esquivel , Elizabeth L. Budd

{"title":"Preliminary evaluation of a brief worksite intervention to reduce weight stigma and weight bias internalization","authors":"Nichole R. Kelly , Maggie L. Osa , Gabriella Luther , Claire Guidinger , Austin Folger , Gina Williamson , Juliana Esquivel , Elizabeth L. Budd","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102434","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Weight-based discrimination (WBD) is common and associated with reduced physical and emotional functioning. WBD is common in the workplace, yet no studies have evaluated a WBD intervention delivered in a worksite setting. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a 3-hour, remote-delivered WBD intervention at a large public university. Six workshops including 94 participants (41.76 ± 9.37 y; 92.8% women) were delivered December 2020 through May 2021; 88.3% of participants enrolled in the study and 88.8% of enrolled participants completed pre- and post-intervention surveys. Participants strongly agreed the workshop contributed to a more inclusive work environment (<em>M</em>=4.98 ± 0.2; 1 =Strongly Disagree to 5 =Strongly Agree); and was highly needed (4.9 ± 0.3) and liked (4.8 ± 0.5). Qualitative feedback cited benefits of remote delivery in providing body size anonymity and wanting access to intervention materials and more time for discussion and action steps to reduce WBD. Participants experienced significant, medium reductions in explicit weight bias (<em>p</em>s < .001), significant, small reductions in weight bias internalization (<em>p</em> < .001), and statistically non-significant (<em>p</em> = .08), small-to-medium reductions in implicit bias. Targeting worksites as a delivery mechanism has the potential to reduce WBD, thereby improving the health and well-being of diverse employees and creating a more inclusive workspace.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140550914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An innovative and collaborative method to develop a model care and service trajectory for the assessment, diagnosis, and support of children with developmental disabilities 以创新和协作的方法，为发育障碍儿童的评估、诊断和支持制定示范护理和服务轨迹

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102431

Mélina Rivard , Claudine Jacques , Élodie Hérault , Catherine Mello , Nadia Abouzeid , Geneviève Saulnier , Mélina Boulé

{"title":"An innovative and collaborative method to develop a model care and service trajectory for the assessment, diagnosis, and support of children with developmental disabilities","authors":"Mélina Rivard , Claudine Jacques , Élodie Hérault , Catherine Mello , Nadia Abouzeid , Geneviève Saulnier , Mélina Boulé","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102431","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper documents an innovative research approach undertaken to co-develop an integrated assessment, diagnosis, and support service trajectory for children suspected of having a developmental disability. It employed data-driven practices and involved multiple stakeholders such as parents, professionals, managers, and researchers. It emphasized the importance of incorporating experiential knowledge adopting an integrated care and service trajectory perspective, and using an implementation science framework. The first part of this article presents the theoretical roots and the collaborative method used to co-construct the model trajectory. The second part of this article presents the results of a survey in which participating stakeholders shared their point of view on the value and impact of this approach Overall, this article provides a step-by-step operationalization of participative research in the context of public health and social services. This may help guide future initiatives to improve services for developmental disabilities in partnership with those directly concerned by these services.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140546154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Using theory knitting to conceptualize social phenomena in the design and evaluation of dance programs for people living with Parkinson’s disease 在为帕金森病患者设计和评估舞蹈项目时，利用理论编织将社会现象概念化

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102430

Morgan Senter , Amanda M. Clifford , Orfhlaith Ni Bhriain

{"title":"Using theory knitting to conceptualize social phenomena in the design and evaluation of dance programs for people living with Parkinson’s disease","authors":"Morgan Senter , Amanda M. Clifford , Orfhlaith Ni Bhriain","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102430","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Dance programs for people living with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD) offer participants an opportunity to exercise, engage in artistic self-expression, and form new relationships. While it is understood that the social dimension of dance programs for PwPD contributes to dancer satisfaction and program sustainability, the social mechanisms instrumental to program success are under-examined. Engaging with theory from wider disciplines, or “theory knitting” can help program designers and evaluators examine the mechanisms and contextual factors that make classes socially meaningful with greater detail and specificity. This study identified and examined three theoretical frameworks that program planners and evaluators could use to conceptualize social engagement in dance for PwPD contexts and inform practice. Each theory was assessed for fit using the T-CaST theory comparison and selection tool developed by Birken et al. (2018). As an example, we used anthropologist Victor Turner’s (1970; 1977) theory of liminality and communitas to identify five key areas for fostering a sense of social connection in dance for PwPD contexts: (1) selecting a meaningful dance space (2) creating a joyous atmosphere (3) marking entrance into the liminal time and space with rituals (4) embodying liminality and anti-structure and (5) inverting power relations and embracing fluid roles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718924000326/pdfft?md5=48edc16003694d3ebb218b06fca1f65c&pid=1-s2.0-S0149718924000326-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140347409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evidence-based practice criteria’s effect on the implementation of the family first prevention services act in Nebraska and Colorado 循证实践标准对内布拉斯加州和科罗拉多州实施家庭第一预防服务法案的影响

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102428

Charity Carmody

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What makes community sports programs successful? A group concept mapping study to identify effective elements 是什么让社区体育计划取得成功？通过小组概念图研究确定有效要素

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-03-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102420

Güven Alarslan , Dico de Jager , Sabina Super , Ivo van Hilvoorde , Maria Koelen , Kirsten Verkooijen

{"title":"What makes community sports programs successful? A group concept mapping study to identify effective elements","authors":"Güven Alarslan , Dico de Jager , Sabina Super , Ivo van Hilvoorde , Maria Koelen , Kirsten Verkooijen","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102420","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Adults in socially vulnerable positions can benefit from participation in community sports programs. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the effective elements of these programs. To identify these elements, we consulted three groups of stakeholders: social sports coaches, program coordinators, and social workers. The effective elements were systematically arranged by means of group concept mapping (GCM), a mixed-methods approach for organizing thoughts. The social sports coaches (n = 14) mentioned 152 effective elements, the program coordinators (n = 5) mentioned 81 effective elements and the social workers (n = 8) mentioned 115 effective elements. Overlapping effective elements were mentioned by all three stakeholder groups, such as the role of the social sports coach, a safe sports climate, and structure of sports programs. However, the sport-specific knowledge and skills of coaches were mentioned only by program coordinators. Moreover, only the social workers provided elements that were protective in nature, such as not overburdening the participants. Average importance scores differed for these elements within groups and between groups. In conclusion, various effective elements were deemed necessary for community sports programs to be successful. Moreover, GCM appeared a successful tool to systematically identify effective elements of an intervention from the perspective of relevant stakeholders.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718924000223/pdfft?md5=b84a4a5be3235eccd222522f36d9ca00&pid=1-s2.0-S0149718924000223-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140163928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring teachers’ perspectives on movement integration using a job-embedded professional development intervention 利用工作嵌入式专业发展干预措施探索教师对运动整合的看法

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102419

Kristina Maria Sobolewski , Larissa T. Lobo , Alexandra L. Stoddart , Serene Kerpan

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Implementing a mental health app library in primary care: A feasibility study 在初级保健中实施心理健康应用程序库：可行性研究

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102413

Julie Lane , Luiza Maria Manceau , Pier-Luc de Chantal , Alexandre Chagnon , Michael Cardinal , François Lauzier-Jobin , Sèverine Lanoue

{"title":"Implementing a mental health app library in primary care: A feasibility study","authors":"Julie Lane , Luiza Maria Manceau , Pier-Luc de Chantal , Alexandre Chagnon , Michael Cardinal , François Lauzier-Jobin , Sèverine Lanoue","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102413","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Confronted with a wide range of digital health tools (DHT), professionals and patients need guidance to use these tools correctly and optimize health management. In the fall of 2020, a DHT library developed by Quebec-based company TherAppX was implemented in 22 institutions. The library was designed to enable healthcare professionals to use DHT in clinical care. The purpose of the current study was to assess the feasibility of implementing the library, including user experience, changes in DHT recommendation habits, and factors that helped or hindered the implementation process. A multi-methods design focusing on secondary use of quantitative data collected by TherAppX and semi-structured interviews with users was employed. While the quantitative analyses indicated infrequent use of the library, qualitative analyses highlighted several factors that hindered its implementation, including certain library and user characteristics and the unprecedented context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the quantitative analyses confirmed interest in DHT and their usefulness during follow-ups. The results revealed a marginally significant pre-post changes in the frequency with which DHT were recommended. This study helped identify areas for improvements and indicates that further evaluation is needed. Future implementations would benefit from ensuring optimal conditions for a successful implementation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718924000144/pdfft?md5=8254ca657073ba68f8e3c89754a1c928&pid=1-s2.0-S0149718924000144-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140103520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A realist evaluation of a multi-component program with disengaged students 对一项针对失学学生的多成分计划进行现实主义评估

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102417

Emily C. Owen , Camilla J. Knight , Denise M. Hill

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Protocol for an interview-based method for mapping mental models using causal-loop diagramming and realist interviewing 利用因果循环图法和现实主义访谈法绘制心智模式的访谈方法规程

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102412

Erin S. Kenzie , Wayne Wakeland , Antonie Jetter , Kristen Hassmiller Lich , Mellodie Seater , Rose Gunn , Melinda M. Davis

{"title":"Protocol for an interview-based method for mapping mental models using causal-loop diagramming and realist interviewing","authors":"Erin S. Kenzie , Wayne Wakeland , Antonie Jetter , Kristen Hassmiller Lich , Mellodie Seater , Rose Gunn , Melinda M. Davis","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102412","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Causal-loop diagramming, a method from system dynamics, is increasingly used in evaluation to describe individuals’ understanding of how policies or programs do or could work (\"mental models\"). The use of qualitative interviews to inform model development is common, but guidance for how to design and conduct these interviews to elicit causal information in participant mental models is scant. A key strength of semi-structured qualitative interviews is that they let participants speak freely; they are not, however, designed to elicit causal information. Moreover, much of human communication about mental models—particularly larger causal structures such as feedback loops—is implicit. In qualitative research, part of the skill and art of effective interviewing and analysis involves listening for information that is expressed implicitly. Similarly, a skilled facilitator can recognize and inquire about implied causal structures, as is commonly done in group model building. To standardize and make accessible these approaches, we have formalized a protocol for designing and conducting semi-structured interviews tailored to eliciting mental models using causal-loop diagramming. We build on qualitative research methods, system dynamics, and realist interviewing. This novel, integrative method is designed to increase transparency and rigor in the use of interviews for system dynamics and has a variety of potential applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Comparison of industrial engineering programs in Colombia based on standardized test results 基于标准化测试结果的哥伦比亚工业工程专业比较

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Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-02-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102415

Adel Mendoza-Mendoza , Daniel Mendoza-Casseres , Enrique De La Hoz-Domíngez

{"title":"Comparison of industrial engineering programs in Colombia based on standardized test results","authors":"Adel Mendoza-Mendoza , Daniel Mendoza-Casseres , Enrique De La Hoz-Domíngez","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102415","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102415","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to evaluate the performance of industrial engineering programs across various Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Colombia, focusing on the SaberPRO test outcomes from 2016 to 2018. The evaluation considers three primary dimensions: the type of funding (public vs. private HEIs), geographical region, and program accreditation status.</p><p>The methodology involved gathering and analyzing Saber Pro test results from students enrolled in industrial engineering programs at 82 Colombian HEIs during the specified period. In Colombia, the SaberPRO Exam, administered by the Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (ICFES), is a critical measure for assessing the quality of future industrial engineering graduates. This research employs an analytical framework that includes Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and hypothesis testing for mean comparisons to scrutinize the performance of these programs.</p><p>Findings reveal notable disparities in performance between public and private institutions and between accredited and non-accredited programs. Additionally, through Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA), the study identifies the competencies with the highest discriminative capacity, recognizing 15 exemplary programs out of the 82 evaluated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140003213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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