Social network analysis of stakeholder networks from two community-based obesity prevention interventions

McGlashan, Jaimie; Nichols, Melanie; Korn, Ariella R.; Millar, Lynne; Marks, Jennifer B.; Sanigorski, Andrew; Pachucki, Mark C.; Swinburn, Boyd; Allender, Steven; Economos, Christina D.

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“…In Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion, social networks represent pathways for knowledge and engagement diffusion. The survey was designed to allow respondents to name up to 20 people with whom they had “discussed issues related to childhood obesity” during an intervention [ 24 ]. Due to the retrospective nature of the initial survey and to diminish likelihood of inaccurate recall, we used two name generation methods (free recall and a roster of stakeholders who had already provided informed consent for the survey) in a three-stage procedure (free recall, roster identification, final free recall) [ 25 ].…”

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“…This was followed by an optional, open-ended question that asked participants to “write any names, phrases, or keywords that describe what was going on in your life” during the intervention period. We informed participants that this response would not be retained and that the purpose was to help them provide more accurate recalled responses [ 24 ].…”

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“…The R&C network had 54 nodes, 126 ties, a density of 0.04, and in-degree centralization of 0.07. Readers are referred to McGlashan et al for further description of SUS and R&C stakeholder networks [ 24 ].

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Development and testing of a novel survey to assess Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion of childhood obesity prevention efforts

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BackgroundInvolving groups of community stakeholders (e.g., steering committees) to lead community-wide health interventions appears to support multiple outcomes ranging from policy and systems change to individual biology. While numerous tools are available to measure stakeholder characteristics, many lack detail on reliability and validity, are not context specific, and may not be sensitive enough to capture change over time. This study describes the development and reliability of a novel survey to measure Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion via assessment of stakeholders’ social networks, knowledge, and engagement about childhood obesity prevention.MethodsThis study was completed in three phases. Phase 1 included conceptualization and online survey development through literature reviews and expert input. Phase 2 included a retrospective study with stakeholders from two completed whole-of-community interventions. Between May–October 2015, 21 stakeholders from the Shape Up Somerville and Romp & Chomp interventions recalled their social networks, knowledge, and engagement pre-post intervention. We also assessed one-week test-retest reliability of knowledge and engagement survey modules among Shape Up Somerville respondents. Phase 3 included survey modifications and a second prospective reliability assessment. Test-retest reliability was assessed in May 2016 among 13 stakeholders involved in ongoing interventions in Victoria, Australia.ResultsIn Phase 1, we developed a survey with 7, 20 and 50 items for the social networks, knowledge, and engagement survey modules, respectively. In the Phase 2 retrospective study, Shape Up Somerville and Romp & Chomp networks included 99 and 54 individuals. Pre-post Shape Up Somerville and Romp & Chomp mean knowledge scores increased by 3.5 points (95% CI: 0.35–6.72) and (− 0.42–7.42). Engagement scores did not change significantly (Shape Up Somerville: 1.1 points (− 0.55–2.73); Romp & Chomp: 0.7 points (− 0.43–1.73)). Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for knowledge and engagement were 0.88 (0.67–0.97) and 0.97 (0.89–0.99). In Phase 3, the modified knowledge and engagement survey modules included 18 and 25 items, respectively. Knowledge and engagement ICCs were 0.84 (0.62–0.95) and 0.58 (0.23–0.86).ConclusionsThe survey measures upstream stakeholder properties—social networks, knowledge, and engagement—with good test-retest reliability. Future research related to Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion should focus on prospective change and survey validation for intervention effectiveness.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-018-5588-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…The system-level nature of RESPOND provides opportunities not only for the application of existing learnings to apply a multi-strategic approach to community prevention [ 10 ] but also provides opportunity to test new and emerging system-level evaluation strategies such as social network analysis [ 38 ] to both supplement and better understand changes in health behaviours and obesity prevalence within such scaled-up interventions [ 19 ].…”

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Protocol for the measurement of changes in knowledge and engagement in the stepped wedge cluster randomised trial for childhood obesity prevention in Australia: (Reflexive Evidence and Systems interventions to Prevent Obesity and Non-communicable Disease (RESPOND))

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Background Community-based interventions have shown promise in addressing the childhood obesity epidemic. Such efforts rely on the knowledge of key community members and their engagement with the drivers of obesity in their community. This paper presents the protocol for the measurement and evaluation of knowledge and engagement among community leaders within a whole-of-community systems intervention across 10 large intervention communities in Australia. Methods We will investigate the role of stakeholder knowledge and engagement in the implementation and effectiveness of the stepped wedge cluster randomised trial in ten communities in Victoria, Australia. Data will be collected using the Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion Survey (SDCD) to measure levels of knowledge and engagement prior to commencement (2019), across the three separate levels of governance within the intervention at five time points. Primary outcomes will be baseline overall knowledge and engagement scores across the three levels of governance and change in overall knowledge and engagement over time. Discussion We hypothesise there will be heterogeneity between intervention sites on levels of knowledge and engagement and that these differences will be associated with variability in implementation success. Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618001986268 . Registered on 11 December 2018

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“…A small participant group was recruited by local leaders in health promotion, based on relevance as stakeholders to the issue of childhood obesity in the community. These stakeholder networks have been identified as critical to the design and implementation of interventions in previous research . Participants included representatives from diverse sectors in the community such as local government, health services, community groups and schools.…”

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Comparing complex perspectives on obesity drivers: action‐driven communities and evidence‐oriented experts

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Brown

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SummaryIntroductionThe Foresight obesity map represents an expert‐developed systems map describing the complex drivers of obesity. Recently, community‐led causal loop diagrams have been developed to support community‐based obesity prevention interventions. This paper presents a quantitative comparison between the Foresight obesity systems map and a community‐developed map of the drivers of obesity.MethodsVariables from a community‐developed map were coded against the thematic clusters defined in the Foresight map to allow comparison of their sizes and strength of adjoining causal relationships. Central variables were identified using techniques from network analysis. These properties were compared to understand the similarities and differences between the systems as defined by the two groups.ResultsThe community map focused on environmental influences, such as built physical activity environment (18% of variables) and social psychology (38%). The Foresight map's largest cluster was physiology (23%), a minimal focus in the community map (2%). Network analysis highlighted media and available time within both maps, but variables related to school and sporting club environments were unique to the community map.ConclusionCommunity stakeholders focus on modifiable social and environmental drivers of obesity. Capturing local perspectives is critical when using systems maps to guide community‐based obesity prevention.

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Social network analysis of stakeholder networks from two community-based obesity prevention interventions

Cited by 34 publications

References 25 publications

Development and testing of a novel survey to assess Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion of childhood obesity prevention efforts

Development and testing of a novel survey to assess Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion of childhood obesity prevention efforts

Protocol for the measurement of changes in knowledge and engagement in the stepped wedge cluster randomised trial for childhood obesity prevention in Australia: (Reflexive Evidence and Systems interventions to Prevent Obesity and Non-communicable Disease (RESPOND))

Comparing complex perspectives on obesity drivers: action‐driven communities and evidence‐oriented experts

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