ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2023
Improving child health service interventions through a Theory of Change: A scoping review.
Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Best practices for designing interventions to improve health worker performance in low- and middle-income countries.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Co-designing the implementation of a rural health systems-strengthening rheumatic heart disease program with remote First Nations Australian communities using Theory of Change.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Analyzing the usage of theories of change for routine immunization programs -- a review of impact evaluations from LMICs.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Review
- Developing a theory of change - the importance of rich process data and authors' insights into context, implementation and mechanisms.Global health promotion · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The objective of this scoping review was to map how child health service interventions develop, utilise, and refine theories of change. A Theory of Change (ToC) is a tool for designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions that is being increasingly used by child health practitioners who are aiming to enact change in health services. Methods: A published protocol guided this scoping review. Relevant publications were identified through selected electronic databases and grey literature Findings: 38 studies were included in the analysis. This scoping review highlights the disparate and inconsistent use, and reporting of ToCs in the child health service intervention literature. Conclusion: A ToC may be a helpful tool to enact change in a child health service but careful consideration must be undertaken by the child health service regarding how to maximise the benefits of doing a ToC, and how to accurately report it.
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