The application of the parallel track model in community health promotion: a literature review

Vatcharavongvan, Pasitpon; Hepworth, Julie; Marley, John

doi:10.1111/hsc.12017

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“…Anyway, the reference to Laverack (33) could offer a possible way to create syncretism among models, objectives, and interventions with different epistemological and conceptual frameworks. Since ‘health promoters may face tension through the conduct of top-down programmes in which goals are usually predetermined, while simultaneously trying to incorporate practices of a bottom-up approach’ (35, p. 353), Laverack’s model can offer suggestions for connecting these dimensions.…”

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Psychosocial empowerment-based interventions for smoking reduction: concepts, measures and outcomes. A systematic review

Coppo¹,

Gattino

Faggiano³

et al. 2020

Glob Health Promot

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Although empowerment is a widely used concept in health-related areas, its definition remains unclear. While there is evidence for the effectiveness of empowerment interventions in improving some psychosocial factors linked to health (e.g. patient self-care strategy, coping skills, access and effective use of health services) and some health outcomes like mental health and HIV/AIDS-related behaviour, other data appear to contradict this. Moreover, concepts, measures, and outcomes related to empowerment are operationalized in different ways. Using the case of tobacco control programmes, we wanted to explore: (a) how research on smoking reduction/prevention has conceptualized empowerment; (b) which measures and instruments have been used to assess behaviour outcomes and the empowerment process. We hypothesized that the transformative potential that characterizes empowerment is marginally considered. A total of 18 studies reporting on the effect of prevention interventions on smoking and/or empowerment outcomes were reviewed. Two kinds of study were distinguished: (a) studies reporting behaviour outcomes without data about the impact on empowerment; (b) studies analysing the empowerment process. Among this latter type, some studies did not provide information about the specific behaviour (smoking), while others examined the impact of intervention on both smoking and empowerment. In about half of all studies, empowerment strategies were found to be effective in improving smoking outcomes, while no differences were found between intervention and control groups in the remaining studies. The present review suggests that pragmatic definitions of empowerment need to be developed in order to promote its transferability and evaluation.

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Psychosocial empowerment-based interventions for smoking reduction: concepts, measures and outcomes. A systematic review

Coppo¹,

Gattino

Faggiano³

et al. 2020

Glob Health Promot

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“…While it is unlikely that the specific indicators would be directly applicable across multiple and contrasting settings, the outcome domains highlighted in this study are likely to have broader relevance in a range of contexts and settings. This is because they resonate with the individual, personal, organizational, community and societal levels that are associated with population health outcomes and acknowledge the relevance of individual socio-cognitive factors, education, health prevention and protection, and community capacity and empowerment (Downie et al, 1996;Cerin et al, 2010;Czerwinski et al, 2015;Sallis and Owen, 2015;Vatcharavongvan et al, 2013).…”

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Conceptualizing the wider societal outcomes of a community health programme and developing indicators for their measurement

Baker¹,

Courtney²

2018

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Current theories and models applied in health promotion research have tended to be deficient in accounting for the complex and increasingly fragmented policy and social contexts in which health behaviour and interventions take place. We develop a grounded theory social return on investment (SROI) methodology using a subsample of 34 stakeholders involved in a community physical activity programme. The resulting conceptual framework identifies 15 outcomes across three domains comprising social equity, education and participation, and organizational and performance. These reflect the wider complexities of the ecological context in which health behaviour takes place. The grounded theory SROI methodology provides a basis for engaging meaningfully with community stakeholders in a co-production process to identify outcomes and develop indicators to assess them.

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“…At full-text screening 83 sources were included and 85 were excluded. Of those excluded, 37 were reported evaluation studies that used one or more framework(s) and three were sources that critically appraised framework(s) [36][37][38]. The reference lists of these sources were searched to identify the index papers that described the frameworks mentioned.…”

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A scoping review of evaluation frameworks and their applicability to real-world physical activity and dietary change programme evaluation

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Background: Physical activity and dietary change programmes play a central role in addressing public health priorities. Programme evaluation contributes to the evidence-base about these programmes; and helps justify and inform policy, programme and funding decisions. A range of evaluation frameworks have been published, but there is uncertainty about their usability and applicability to different programmes and evaluation objectives, and the extent to which they are appropriate for practitioner-led or researcher-led evaluation. This review appraises the frameworks that may be applicable to evaluation of physical activity and/or dietary change programmes, and develops a typology of the frameworks to help guide decision making by practitioners, commissioners and evaluators. Methods: A scoping review approach was used. This included a systematic search and consultation with evaluation experts to identify evaluation frameworks and to develop a set of evaluation components to appraise them. Data related to each framework's general characteristics and components were extracted. This was used to construct a typology of the frameworks based on their intended programme type, evaluation objective and format. Each framework was then mapped against the evaluation components to generate an overview of the guidance included within each framework. Results: The review identified 71 frameworks. These were described variously in terms of purpose, content, or applicability to different programme contexts. The mapping of frameworks highlighted areas of overlap and strengths and limitations in the available guidance. Gaps within the frameworks which may warrant further development included guidance on participatory approaches, non-health and unanticipated outcomes, wider contextual and implementation factors, and sustainability.

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The application of the parallel track model in community health promotion: a literature review

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Psychosocial empowerment-based interventions for smoking reduction: concepts, measures and outcomes. A systematic review

Psychosocial empowerment-based interventions for smoking reduction: concepts, measures and outcomes. A systematic review

Conceptualizing the wider societal outcomes of a community health programme and developing indicators for their measurement

A scoping review of evaluation frameworks and their applicability to real-world physical activity and dietary change programme evaluation

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