Logic Analysis: Testing Program Theory to Better Evaluate Complex Interventions

Rey, Lynda; Brousselle, Astrid; Dedobbeleer, Nicole

doi:10.3138/cjpe.0026.006

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“…This facilitates multidisciplinary and cross-sector knowledge translation and the assessment of the program intervention theory: its usability, validity, credibility, integrity, etc. Logic models are characterized by two research questions ( Rey et al, 2011 ): a. What attributes to systematize for an intervention to have the desired effects?…”

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“…The goal was to find activities that favor positive feedback loops and elicit stakeholder engagement. A logic model was performed early in the preimplementation stage to test the program theory with stakeholders ( Boudreau LeBlanc et al, 2022 ) and thus improve the evaluation of the intervention with collaboration and criticism ( Rey et al, 2016 ). Instead of covering the entire program (as common), the model focuses on one of its parts: initial incentives for voluntary participation to launch the program and increase the chances of success.…”

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Building a Logic Model to Foster Engagement and Learning Using the Case of a Province-Wide Multispecies Antimicrobial Use Monitoring System

Boudreau LeBlanc,

Motulsky,

Moreault

et al. 2023

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Successfully designing and implementing a program is complex; it requires a reflexive balance between the available resources and the priorities of various stakeholders, both of which change over time. Logic models are theory-based evaluation approaches used to identify and address key challenges of a program. This article describes the process of building a logic model on advanced theories in complexity studies. The models aim to support a province-wide multispecies monitoring system of antimicrobial use (AMU), designed in collaboration with the animal health sector in Quebec (Canada). Based on a rigorous theoretical foundation, the logic model is built in three steps: (1) mapping, a narrative review of literature on similar programs in other jurisdictions; (2) framing, iterative consultations with project members to elaborate the logic model; (3) shaping, hypotheses based on the logic model. The model emerges from the reflexive balancing of current scientific knowledge and empirical insights to gather relevant information about stakeholders from interdisciplinary experts that led a 3-year consensus-building process within the community. Recognizing the challenge of unpacking theories for practical use, we illustrate how the process of an “open” logic model building could enable governance coordination in complex processes. Logic models are useful for evaluating public, private, and academic partnerships in One Health programs that characterize an adaptive governance process.

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Building a Logic Model to Foster Engagement and Learning Using the Case of a Province-Wide Multispecies Antimicrobial Use Monitoring System

Boudreau LeBlanc,

Motulsky,

Moreault

et al. 2023

Eval Rev

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“…Understanding how and why a social intervention is intended to work is needed to study the program adequately (Rey et al, 2011). In addition, guidance regarding program theory development is almost exclusively confined to the program evaluation literature (Chen, 1990; Funnell & Rogers, 2011; Rossi et al, 2004), with little mention outside of this field.…”

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Advancing Social Intervention Research Through Program Theory Reconstruction

Olsson

Kapetanovic

Hollertz

et al. 2023

Research on Social Work Practice

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Program theory reconstruction is an often-overlooked aspect of social intervention research. In this paper, we argue that intervention research benefits if the research design is informed by the specific intervention's program theory (i.e., the idea of how the intervention is supposed to lead to the intended outcomes). The purpose of this paper is to offer a comprehensive and accessible guide to program theory reconstruction in research on social interventions and to provide arguments as to how program theory reconstruction can be used to benefit intervention studies. First, we summarize what program theory is and its role in intervention research. Second, we provide a direct “how-to” for researchers, practitioners, and students who may be unfamiliar with the methods of program theory reconstruction but are interested in undertaking a program theory reconstruction. Finally, we conclude with how program theory reconstruction can benefit intervention research.

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“…logic model, theory of change, change theory, etc. ; Fraser et al, 2009;Funnell & Rogers, 2011;Rey et al, 2011;Rossi et al, 2004).…”

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Introduction toResearch on Social Work PracticeSpecial Issue: Program Theory in Social Interventions Developed in Practice Settings

Olsson

Skoog

2023

Research on Social Work Practice

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Solving individual, group, or societal problems through social intervention in practice settings is a complex task. The extent to which this end is achieved depends heavily on the effectiveness of the change strategies in use. Increased understanding of how these change strategies work to impact outcomes is at the forefront of the science of social intervention. In this special issue, we have gathered a collection of seven articles that present central issues related to program theory in social interventions developed in practice setting. Our goal is to advance the knowledge of how an understanding of theory in practice can advance social intervention research.

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Logic Analysis: Testing Program Theory to Better Evaluate Complex Interventions

Cited by 25 publications

References 26 publications

Building a Logic Model to Foster Engagement and Learning Using the Case of a Province-Wide Multispecies Antimicrobial Use Monitoring System

Building a Logic Model to Foster Engagement and Learning Using the Case of a Province-Wide Multispecies Antimicrobial Use Monitoring System

Advancing Social Intervention Research Through Program Theory Reconstruction

Introduction toResearch on Social Work PracticeSpecial Issue: Program Theory in Social Interventions Developed in Practice Settings

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