Funding linked to evidence: what future for health promotion?

Dunne, Aideen; Scriven, Angela; Furlong, Carole

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“…Using tools such as logic models, funding recipients had to demonstrate the impact of their interventions to ensure accountability. The increasing importance of evidence-based monitoring and evaluation in the field of health promotion (18,19), the preference for short-term funding and top-down organizational structures were identified by many interviewees as inconsistent with long-term processes such as empowerment.…”

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Empowerment in the field of health promotion: recognizing challenges in working toward equity

2014

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Over the last 25 years, the language of empowerment has been woven into the guiding missions and descriptions of institutions, funding and projects globally. Although theoretical understandings of empowerment within the domain of health promotion remain contentious, we have little idea of how a shift toward an empowerment agenda has affected the daily work of those in the field of health promotion. A systematic examination of the implementation of the empowerment agenda is important as it can help us understand how redistributive agendas are received within the multiple institutional contexts in which health promotion work is carried out. The goal of this study, therefore, was to try to understand the empowerment agenda within the context of everyday health promotion. We conducted semi-structured interviews with health promoters from a variety of geographical regions, institutional backgrounds, and job capacities. Essentially we found that empowerment remains conceptually dear to health promoters' understanding of their work, yet at the same time, mainstreaming empowerment is at odds with central trends and initiatives that govern this work. We argue that many of the stumbling blocks that have hindered this specific agenda are actually central stumbling blocks for the wider field of health promotion. We examine some of the barriers to implementing transformational change. Overcoming the primary limitations uncovered in this exploration of empowerment is actually crucial to progressive work in health promotion in general, particularly work that would seek to lessen inequities.

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Empowerment in the field of health promotion: recognizing challenges in working toward equity

2014

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“…In contrast, experimental designs can be difficult to implement, an observation Smith and colleagues make in their review of quantitative methods used in Australian health promotion research. 27 It is possible that evaluations examined in this study may have been inadequately funded and underresourced in terms of evaluation time, staff time, and support, which commonly occurs in health promotion, 13,18,20,28 leading to the selection of a more convenient design. The same reasons may explain why surveys were the most common data collection method.…”

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“…This results in practitioners having fewer skills and resources to draw on for evaluation, contributing to practitioner frustration 11 . Even though numerous frameworks for health promotion evaluation exist to improve the usefulness of evaluations, 13,15,19 some health promotion practitioners may not be aware of appropriate methods to gather evaluation data 20 …”

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“…11 Even though numerous frameworks for health promotion evaluation exist to improve the usefulness of evaluations, 13,15,19 some health promotion practitioners may not be aware of appropriate methods to gather evaluation data. 20 Other issues relate to ideological views on health promotion evaluation and their relationship with perceptions of health promotion effectiveness. 21 What constitutes evidence in health promotion remains contested, but it is acknowledged evidence-based medicine approaches are a dominant influence on perspectives of health promotion effectiveness.…”

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Designs and methods used in published Australian health promotion evaluations 1992–2011

Chambers

Murphy

Kolbe

2015

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To describe the designs and methods used in published Australian health promotion evaluation articles between 1992 and 2011. Methods: Using a content analysis approach, we reviewed 157 articles to analyse patterns and trends in designs and methods in Australian health promotion evaluation articles. The purpose was to provide empirical evidence about the types of designs and methods used. Results: The most common type of evaluation conducted was impact evaluation. Quantitative designs were used exclusively in more than half of the articles analysed. Almost half the evaluations utilised only one data collection method. Surveys were the most common data collection method used. Few articles referred explicitly to an intended evaluation outcome or benefit and references to published evaluation models or frameworks were rare. Conclusion: This is the first time Australian‐published health promotion evaluation articles have been empirically investigated in relation to designs and methods. There appears to be little change in the purposes, overall designs and methods of published evaluations since 1992. Implications: More methodologically transparent and sophisticated published evaluation articles might be instructional, and even motivational, for improving evaluation practice and result in better public health interventions and outcomes.

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Quality criteria for medical device registries: best practice approaches for improving patient safety – a systematic review of international experiences

Niederländer

Kriza

Kolominsky-Rabas

2016

Expert Review of Medical Devices

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As the benefit of medical device registries (MDRs) depends on their content and quality, it is important to ensure that MDRs have a robust and adequate structure to fulfill their objectives. However, no requirements are specified for the design and content of MDRs. The aim of this work is to analyze different MDRs in the field of implants and to give best practice recommendations for quality criteria regarding their design and development. Areas covered: A systematic literature search performed in databases (Medline, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Embase, CRD York), selected journals and websites identified 66 articles describing either a general MDR structure or the development process of specific registries. Extracted information about MDRs served as the basis for recommendations: MDRs should deliver a minimal data set and report information about the geographical area, data collection, numbers of patients enrolled, registry staff, and security and confidentiality of data. Expert commentary: Well-structured registries are a cornerstone of the regulatory process of medical devices and a major tool for decision makers. A future goal is to establish agreed minimal data sets for different devices - overcoming national borders. By establishing clear guidelines, the outcomes as well as registry comparability can be fundamentally improved.

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Funding linked to evidence: what future for health promotion?

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Empowerment in the field of health promotion: recognizing challenges in working toward equity

Empowerment in the field of health promotion: recognizing challenges in working toward equity

Designs and methods used in published Australian health promotion evaluations 1992–2011

Quality criteria for medical device registries: best practice approaches for improving patient safety – a systematic review of international experiences

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