ReviewJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2013
Evaluation of health information outreach: theory, practice, and future direction.
Review in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed.
- A health education outreach partnership between an academic medical library and public library: lessons learned before and during a pandemic.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2022Article
- CHLA Standards for Library and Information Services in Canadian Health & Social Services Institutions 2020.The journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association · 2021Article
- HIV/AIDS information promotion at the library: creative campaigns for young adults.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2019Article
- Evaluating the Quality of Health Information in a Changing Digital Ecosystem.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Lessons learned from multisite implementation and evaluation of Project SHARE, a teen health information literacy, empowerment, and leadership program.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2019Article
- Libraries and Librarians: Key Partners for Progress in Health Literacy Research and Practice.Studies in health technology and informatics · 2017Article
- Reaching out or missing out: approaches to outreach with family carers in social care organisations.Health & social care in the community · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveConvincing evidence of the effectiveness of health information outreach projects is essential to ensure their continuity. This paper reviews the current state of health information outreach evaluation, characterizes strengths and weaknesses in projects' ability to measure their impact, and assesses enablers of and barriers to projects' success. It also relates the projects' characteristics to evaluation practices. The paper then makes recommendations for strengthening evaluation.
methodsUpon conducting a literature search, the authors identified thirty-three articles describing consumer health information outreach programs, published between 2000 and 2010. We then analyzed the outreach projects with respect to their goals and characteristics, evaluation methods and measures, and reported outcomes.
resultsThe results uncovered great variation in the quality of evaluation methods, outcome measures, and reporting. Outcome measures did not always match project objectives; few quantitative measures employed pretests or reported statistical significance; and institutional change was not measured in a structured way. While papers reported successful outcomes, greater rigor in measuring and documenting outcomes would be helpful.
conclusionPlanning outcome evaluation carefully and conducting research into mediators between health information and behavior will strengthen the ability to identify best practices and develop a theoretical framework and practical guidance for health information outreach.
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