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ArticleGlobal health action2016

Response process and test-retest reliability of the Context Assessment for Community Health tool in Vietnam.

Duong M Duc, Anna Bergström, Leif Eriksson, Katarina Selling, Bui Thi Thu Ha, Lars Wallin

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Article in Global health action, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Duong M DucFaculty of Social Science - Behaviours and Health Education, Hanoi School of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Anna BergströmInternational Maternal and Child Health, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Leif ErikssonInternational Maternal and Child Health, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Katarina SellingInternational Maternal and Child Health, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Bui Thi Thu HaFaculty of Social Science - Behaviours and Health Education, Hanoi School of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Lars WallinSchool of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden.
Uppsala University · SEHanoi School Of Public Health · VNKarolinska Institutet · SEUniversity College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe recently developed Context Assessment for Community Health (COACH) tool aims to measure aspects of the local healthcare context perceived to influence knowledge translation in low- and middle-income countries. The tool measures eight dimensions (organizational resources, community engagement, monitoring services for action, sources of knowledge, commitment to work, work culture, leadership, and informal payment) through 49 items.

objectiveThe study aimed to explore the understanding and stability of the COACH tool among health providers in Vietnam. DESIGNS: To investigate the response process, think-aloud interviews were undertaken with five community health workers, six nurses and midwives, and five physicians. Identified problems were classified according to Conrad and Blair's taxonomy and grouped according to an estimation of the magnitude of the problem's effect on the response data. Further, the stability of the tool was examined using a test-retest survey among 77 respondents. The reliability was analyzed for items (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and percent agreement) and dimensions (ICC and Bland-Altman plots).

resultsIn general, the think-aloud interviews revealed that the COACH tool was perceived as clear, well organized, and easy to answer. Most items were understood as intended. However, seven prominent problems in the items were identified and the content of three dimensions was perceived to be of a sensitive nature. In the test-retest survey, two-thirds of the items and seven of eight dimensions were found to have an ICC agreement ranging from moderate to substantial (0.5-0.7), demonstrating that the instrument has an acceptable level of stability.

conclusionsThis study provides evidence that the Vietnamese translation of the COACH tool is generally perceived to be clear and easy to understand and has acceptable stability. There is, however, a need to rephrase and add generic examples to clarify some items and to further review items with low ICC.

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Patient Care TeamAdultCommunity Health PlanningDeveloping CountriesFemaleHumansProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesVietnamcontext assessmentimplementation scienceknowledge translationreliabilityresponse processtest–retestthink-aloud interviewvalidity

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