Multi-strategy in the Evaluation of Health Promotion Community Interventions: An Indicator of Quality

Meta-evaluation of baseline studies of the Brazilian Family Health Strategy Expansion Project: a participatory and formative approach

“…If "specificity" had the lowest scoring in the independent readings of the reports, this was due to a low expression of the proposed model, which did not relate the findings of the investigated dimensions, their use resembling a "static" support, rather than presumably interdependent analytical categories. However, it is worth remembering that a similar result was observed in the meta-evaluation exploratory study of health promotion community interventions in the Americas 21 , in which only 52% of cases were classified as "good or very good", in contrast to accuracy, which achieved this classification in 80% in the studies, suggesting that the concern with methodological rigor prevailed over the complexity of the treated objects.…”

“…Despite the recognition of this necessary adaptation, the development of specific standards is not yet a practice. In this sense, Hartz et al 21 , in the meta-evaluation of community interventions for health promotion in the Americas, proposed a fifth guiding principle, related to the proper treatment of the "specificity" of interventions (specificity standards). This innovative nature of meta-evaluation studies was added to the present project, understanding that the specificity of an intervention is rooted in the theoretical grounding underlying its potential action, a condition that cannot be dissociated from the relevance and liability of answers given in the evaluation research, which would support the assumption, adopted herein, of more (or less) utility of its outcomes for decision-makers 22,23 .…”

Meta-avaliação de intervenções comunitárias de promoção da atividade física

“…Enquanto um campo transdisciplinar, a PS tem de conciliar diversas perspectivas teóricas e metodológicas, raramente reunidas no olhar sobre uma dada realidade. 10 Para alguns autores [11][12][13] a abordagem avaliativa em PS deve: ser participativa, com promoção do fortalecimento de capacidades de indivíduos e comunidades; ser formativa; e combinar métodos e abordagens variados (multiestratégias). O termo multiestratégia é polissêmico, entretanto pode ser definido, de modo geral, como aquele que combina métodos de investigação qualitativos e quantitativos.…”

“…O termo multiestratégia é polissêmico, entretanto pode ser definido, de modo geral, como aquele que combina métodos de investigação qualitativos e quantitativos. 12 A avaliação participativa predispõe a coprodução e formação de alianças sociossanitárias locais, criando oportunidades para a prática reflexiva e a inovação em PS. 14,15 O desenho e a implementação de modelo colaborativo, com transparência e confiança, favorece a aprendizagem comunitária, e o respeito ao saber local promove a utilização dos resultados da avaliação.…”

Avaliação em saúde na República da Guiné-Bissau: uma meta-avaliação do Plano Nacional de Desenvolvimento Sanitário

“…Among the 30 JCSEE meta-evaluation patterns, this study chose thirteen to use in the analysis of evaluation reports for the ( A 0-10 quantitative scale was applied to each of the patterns, whereby the values 9 and 10 correspond to 'excellent'; 7 and 8, to 'very good'; 5 and 6, to 'good'; 3 and 4, to 'weak; and 0-2, to 'critical'. A re-qualification by principle of evaluation was further carried out, split in 'Unsatisfactory', 'Acceptable' and 'Satisfactory', following layers <33.3%; 33.3%-66.6% and >66.6%, respectively 13,17,19 .…”