Evaluating complex and unfolding interventions in real time

Ling, Tom

doi:10.1177/1356389011429629

Cited by 99 publications

(114 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

107

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Evaluators can capture change processes in social network analysis (77) and in practice-based narratives to record the cause-and-consequence thinking, thoughts, feelings, strategies, and influence of context (111,112). Ling provides a six-stage approach for real-time synthesis of insiders' insights about causality as a complex intervention unfolds (78).…”

Section: Logic Modelingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lessons from Complex Interventions to Improve Health

Hawe

2015

Annu. Rev. Public Health

460

431

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Complexity-resulting from interactions among many component parts-is a property of both the intervention and the context (or system) into which it is placed. Complexity increases the unpredictability of effects. Complexity invites new approaches to logic modeling, definitions of integrity and means of standardization, and evaluation. New metaphors and terminology are needed to capture the recognition that knowledge generation comes from the hands of practitioners/implementers as much as it comes from those usually playing the role of intervention researcher. Failure to acknowledge this may blind us to the very mechanisms we seek to understand. Researchers in clinical settings are documenting health improvement gains made as a consequence of complex systems thinking. Improvement science in clinical settings has much to offer researchers in population health.

show abstract

Section: Logic Modelingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lessons from Complex Interventions to Improve Health

Hawe

2015

Annu. Rev. Public Health

460

431

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Las relaciones de causa y efecto resultan difíciles de establecer. La evaluación de este tipo de procesos requiere de metodologías de evaluación que toleren la incertidumbre; no se trata de ajustar herramientas convencionales (Ling, 2012).…”

Section: Complejidadunclassified

Un marco para la toma de decisiones en evaluación y comunicación: resumen de investigación-acción

Nathan¹

2017

COMMONS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Resumen AbstractEn general las disciplinas de la comunicación y de la evaluación se desarrollan de forma independiente o al menos secuencial: la comunicación de los hallazgos de la evaluación ó la evaluación de las actividades ó programas de comunicación.Sin embargo, ambas disciplinas comparten elementos comunes a nivel teórico y práctico. Esta ponencia resume trabajos de investigación-acción en comunicación y evaluación para brindar capacitación a proyectos de investigación a nivel global de los que somos socios. Se subrayan dos aspectos: la verificación al inicio de la prontitud ó disponibilidad de los proyectos para recibir capacitación, y las ventajas de los procesos de facilitación regidos por el calendario del socio, no del capacitador. La integración metodológica aborda la "Evaluación Orientada a los Usos" y la "Comunicación de la Investigación". El marco decisional en evaluación y comunicación permite a los gerentes de proyectos u organizaciones, explicitar su teoría de cambio y ajustar su estrategia de intervención. Palabras clave

show abstract

“…The risk in continuing to use inappropriate evaluation approaches is that evidence of effectiveness from high cost health promotion trials will continue to be weak (Hawe, Shiell, & Riley, 2004;Ling, 2012) and this will contribute to the marginalisation of the health promotion sector by funders and policy makers. The next section discusses more recent developments.…”

Section: Realistic Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Complex interventions are characterised by feedback loops, adaptations and multiple components (Ling, 2012) that may act independently or interdependently (Campbell et al, 2007). They have emergent objectives in response to changing needs, opportunities and challenges and their governance involves an emerging cast of partners and relationships.…”

Section: Plsek and Greenhalghmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating complex community-based health promotion: Addressing the challenges

Jolley

2014

Evaluation and Program Planning

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Community-based health promotion is poorly theorised and lacks an agreed evidence-base. This paper examines characteristics of community-based health promotion and the challenges they present to evaluation. A review of health promotion evaluation leads to an exploration of more recent approaches, drawing on ideas from complexity theory and developmental evaluation. A reflexive analysis of three program evaluations previously undertaken as an evaluation consultant is used to develop a conceptual model to help in the design and conduct of health promotion evaluation. The model is further explored by applying it retrospectively to one evaluation.Findings suggest that the context-contingent nature of health promotion programs; turbulence in the community context and players; multiple stakeholders, goals and strategies; and uncertainty of outcomes all contribute to the complexity of interventions. Bringing together insights from developmental evaluation and complexity theory can help to address some evaluation challenges. The proposed model emphasises recognising and responding to changing contexts and emerging outcomes, providing rapid feedback and facilitating reflexive practice. This will enable the evaluator to gain a better understanding of the influence of context and other implementation factors in a complex setting. Use of the model should contribute to building cumulative evidence and knowledge in order to identify the principles of health promotion effectiveness that may be transferable to new situations.

show abstract

Evaluating complex and unfolding interventions in real time

Cited by 99 publications

References 22 publications

Lessons from Complex Interventions to Improve Health

Lessons from Complex Interventions to Improve Health

Un marco para la toma de decisiones en evaluación y comunicación: resumen de investigación-acción

Evaluating complex community-based health promotion: Addressing the challenges

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About