ArticleBMC public health2015
Mixed method evaluation of a community-based physical activity program using the RE-AIM framework: practical application in a real-world setting.
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- A systematic review of the use and reporting of evaluation frameworks within evaluations of physical activity interventions.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
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- "We Don't Have to Do Things the Way They've Been Done Before"; Mixed-Method Evaluation of a National Grant Program Tackling Physical Inactivity through Sport.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A systems thinking approach to understanding youth active recreation.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
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- Operationalizing the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to evaluate the collective impact of autonomous community programs that promote health and well-being.BMC public health · 2019Article
- RE-AIM Planning and Evaluation Framework: Adapting to New Science and Practice With a 20-Year Review.Frontiers in public health · 2019Review
- Evaluation of a community-based, family focused healthy weights initiative using the RE-AIM framework.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Article
- Adoption and sustained use of cleaner cooking fuels in rural India: a case control study protocol to understand household, network, and organizational drivers.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2017Article
- Team Sport in the Workplace? A RE-AIM Process Evaluation of 'Changing the Game'.AIMS public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundCommunities are a pivotal setting in which to promote increases in child and adolescent physical activity behaviours. Interventions implemented in these settings require effective evaluation to facilitate translation of findings to wider settings. The aims of this paper are to i) present findings from a RE-AIM evaluation of a community-based physical activity program, and ii) review the methodological challenges faced when applying RE-AIM in practice.
methodsA single mixed-methods case study was conducted based on a concurrent triangulation design. Five sources of data were collected via interviews, questionnaires, archival records, documentation and field notes. Evidence was triangulated within RE-AIM to assess individual and organisational-level program outcomes.
resultsInconsistent availability of data and a lack of robust reporting challenged assessment of all five dimensions. Reach, Implementation and setting-level Adoption were less successful, Effectiveness and Maintenance at an individual and organisational level were moderately successful. Only community-level Adoption was highly successful, reflecting the key program goal to provide community-wide participation in sport and physical activity.
conclusionsThis research highlighted important methodological constraints associated with the use of RE-AIM in practice settings. Future evaluators wishing to use RE-AIM may benefit from a mixed-method triangulation approach to offset challenges with data availability and reliability.
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