ArticleEvaluation (London, England : 1995)2019
Evaluability assessment: An application in a complex community improvement setting.
Article in Evaluation (London, England : 1995), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Evaluability and feasibility of an intervention combining gaming and social activities to improve mental wellbeing and health behaviour in adolescents facing social challenges.BMC pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Evaluability assessment of a targeted national anti-child poverty policy: option appraisal for evaluating the Scottish Child Payment.Health research policy and systems · 2026Article
- Partnerships in Public Health Economics: Reflective Lessons from UK Obesity Research.Applied health economics and health policy · 2026Article
- Evaluability assessment as a design tool for complex health interventions: Insights from an EU-project on vaccine hesitancy.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Developing a whole-school mental health and wellbeing intervention through pragmatic formative process evaluation: a case-study of innovative local practice within The School Health Research network.BMC public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Evaluation is essential to understand whether and how policies and other interventions work, why they sometimes fail, and whether they represent a good use of resources. Evaluability assessment (EA) is a means of collaboratively planning and designing evaluations, seeking to ensure they generate relevant and robust evidence that supports decision-making and contributes to the wider evidence base. This article reports on the context, the process undertaken and evidence from participants in an EA facilitated with public service workers involved in implementing a complex, area-based community improvement initiative. This is a novel context in which to conduct an EA. We show how the process allows practitioners at all levels to identify activities for evaluation and co-produce the theory of change developed through the EA. This enables evaluation recommendations to be developed that are relevant to the implementation of the programme, and which take account of available data and resources for evaluation.
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