Evaluation Flashcards
(45 cards)
What is process evaluation?
Ongoing assessment of intervention implementation, targeting how it is carried out, its reach, and contribution to desired outcomes.
Process evaluation involves a mix of ____ and ____ research methods.
Qualitative; quantitative.
In a nutrition education campaign, exposure is measured by the number of people who received pamphlets. What type of evaluation measure is this?
Process
How is reach calculated in a school-based intervention?
As the percentage of students attending sessions compared to the total number of students.
Fidelity focuses on maintaining the ____ and ____ of the intervention.
Quality; consistency.
A health program measures participant satisfaction using surveys and focus groups. What process evaluation component is being assessed?
Satisfaction.
What does context evaluation examine in process evaluation?
Social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors affecting intervention success.
What is impact evaluation?
Assessment of immediate effects of an intervention, such as behavior, attitudes, and awareness changes.
A nutrition program measures changes in knowledge about healthy eating. Which type of evaluation is this?
Impact evaluation.
Outcome evaluation focuses on ____ effects, such as long-term changes in health behaviours or conditions.
Longer-term.
How might a community-based nutrition intervention evaluate its long-term success?
By measuring actual increases in fruit and vegetable consumption over time.
List the five timing effects in evaluation and explain their significance.
- Ideal effects: Immediate and sustained improvements.
- Sleeper effects: Delayed impacts.
- Backsliding effects: Short-term change followed by regression.
- Trigger effects: Accelerated behavior change.
- Backlash effects: Negative consequences after the intervention.
A researcher conducts repeated measurements over time on a single group to track changes. What evaluation design is this?
Single group time-series.
A randomised control trial (RCT) involves ____ allocation of participants to intervention and control groups.
Random.
What is a key strength of non-equivalent time-series design?
It strengthens evidence by comparing repeated measurements between intervention and control groups.
What are the challenges in evaluating capacity gains?
Dynamic contexts, multiple definitions, invisibility of capacity-building, and attribution of changes.
A health initiative uses participatory processes to engage stakeholders in evaluation. What strategy is being applied?
Incorporating participatory processes.
Mixed methods in evaluation involve combining ____ and ____ techniques.
Qualitative; quantitative.
How can trustworthiness in capacity evaluation be enhanced?
Through transparency, triangulation of data, and ethical considerations.
What is economic evaluation?
A method to compare interventions by analyzing their costs and consequences to determine cost-effectiveness.
For economic evaluation to be meaningful, an intervention must first prove its ____.
Effectiveness.
What does cost-utility analysis measure?
Outcomes in terms of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) or disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).
A public health program is compared to another to find the lowest cost option with identical outcomes. What type of economic evaluation is this?
Cost-minimization analysis.
What is reflective practice?
A structured process of analyzing one’s experiences to gain insights and improve future performance.
