A multi-component evaluation framework of a state-wide preventive health program: My health for life.

Parkinson, J; McDonald, N; Seib, C; Moriarty, S; Anderson, D

A multi-component evaluation framework of a state-wide preventive health program: My health for life.

Parkinson, J McDonald, N Seib, C Moriarty, S Anderson, D

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Citation:: Health Promot J Austr, 2022, 33 Suppl 1, (Suppl 1), pp. 271-277
Issue Date:: 2022-10

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dc.contributor.author	Parkinson, J
dc.contributor.author	McDonald, N
dc.contributor.author	Seib, C
dc.contributor.author	Moriarty, S
dc.contributor.author	Anderson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-9624
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-12T23:15:21Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-07
dc.date.available	2023-06-12T23:15:21Z
dc.date.issued	2022-10
dc.identifier.citation	Health Promot J Austr, 2022, 33 Suppl 1, (Suppl 1), pp. 271-277
dc.identifier.issn	1036-1073
dc.identifier.issn	2201-1617
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/170713
dc.description.abstract	ISSUE: Chronic disease is a growing problem affecting approximately half of all Australian adults. In response to growing calls for action on chronic disease, the My health for life program was created, aimed at improving the health of individuals at high risk of developing preventable chronic disease. The preventive health program is multi-modal, cross-culturally tailored and contains complex social marketing, community engagement, risk assessment and health promotion components. Therefore, a multi-component evaluation framework is essential to understand the effectiveness of the My health for life program. This brief report details the evaluation. METHODS: The evaluation design uses non-randomised, longitudinal analysis using repeated measures, observational, program goal-based and pretest-posttest design features to assess the program, its specific modalities and its program adaptations. To ensure timely and credible evaluation, different evaluative implementation frameworks and methods are considered. Quantitative and qualitative methods collect an array of program data at differing levels to assess the processes, outcomes and impacts of My health for life. DISCUSSION: The implemented evaluation framework has allowed measurement of: (i) process impacts including uptake, retention and attrition, participant satisfaction, fidelity and program stakeholder engagement and (ii) outcomes relating to individual participant level changes in health behaviours. SO WHAT?: This evaluation is an example of an integrated evaluation approach in a large successful preventive health program. Findings from the evaluation will ultimately inform the applicability and transferability of the program and inform policy makers, stakeholders and other health professionals in preventive health practice.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Health Promot J Austr
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/hpja.591
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Preventive Health Services
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation
dc.subject.mesh	Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Program Evaluation
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Program Evaluation
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	Preventive Health Services
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Preventive Health Services
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation
dc.subject.mesh	Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Program Evaluation
dc.title	A multi-component evaluation framework of a state-wide preventive health program: My health for life.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	33 Suppl 1
utslib.location.activity	Australia
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-06-12T23:15:19Z
pubs.issue	Suppl 1
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	33 Suppl 1
utslib.citation.issue	Suppl 1

Abstract:

ISSUE: Chronic disease is a growing problem affecting approximately half of all Australian adults. In response to growing calls for action on chronic disease, the My health for life program was created, aimed at improving the health of individuals at high risk of developing preventable chronic disease. The preventive health program is multi-modal, cross-culturally tailored and contains complex social marketing, community engagement, risk assessment and health promotion components. Therefore, a multi-component evaluation framework is essential to understand the effectiveness of the My health for life program. This brief report details the evaluation. METHODS: The evaluation design uses non-randomised, longitudinal analysis using repeated measures, observational, program goal-based and pretest-posttest design features to assess the program, its specific modalities and its program adaptations. To ensure timely and credible evaluation, different evaluative implementation frameworks and methods are considered. Quantitative and qualitative methods collect an array of program data at differing levels to assess the processes, outcomes and impacts of My health for life. DISCUSSION: The implemented evaluation framework has allowed measurement of: (i) process impacts including uptake, retention and attrition, participant satisfaction, fidelity and program stakeholder engagement and (ii) outcomes relating to individual participant level changes in health behaviours. SO WHAT?: This evaluation is an example of an integrated evaluation approach in a large successful preventive health program. Findings from the evaluation will ultimately inform the applicability and transferability of the program and inform policy makers, stakeholders and other health professionals in preventive health practice.

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