TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions About Community Applications of RE-AIM in the Promotion of Evidence-Based Programs for Older Adults
AU - Ory, Marcia G.
AU - Altpeter, Mary
AU - Belza, Basia
AU - Helduser, Janet
AU - Zhang, Chen
AU - Smith, Matthew Lee
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported in part by the U.S. Administration on Aging (90OP0001) and by Cooperative Agreement Number 1U48 DP001924 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Special Interest Project, Member Centers at Texas A&M University (CDC #U48 DP001924) and University of North Carolina (CDC #U48 DP000059) and the University of Washington Coordinating Center of the Healthy Aging Research Network (CDC #U48 DP001911).
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© The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2015/3/14
Y1 - 2015/3/14
N2 - Despite the growing literature about the RE-AIM framework as a planning, implementation, and evaluation tool, little is known about practitioners’ adoption of the framework, confidence to utilize framework elements, or perceptions of its usefulness. To assess how RE-AIM was implemented by state aging service providers and public health partners, data were collected using an Internet-delivered, cross-sectional survey from 40 stakeholders in 27 funded states in an evidence-based disease prevention initiative for older adults. Most participants agreed the framework was useful for planning, implementation, and evaluation and relevant for evaluators, providers, community leaders, and policy makers. Yet nearly half felt monitoring RE-AIM requirements requires special expertise, and one third felt the different RE-AIM elements were difficult to measure. Findings indicate the RE-AIM’s appropriateness and utility for planning and evaluating the dissemination of evidence-based programs to older adults; however, additional trainings, resources, and technical assistance are warranted to enhance uptake in community-wide intervention efforts.
AB - Despite the growing literature about the RE-AIM framework as a planning, implementation, and evaluation tool, little is known about practitioners’ adoption of the framework, confidence to utilize framework elements, or perceptions of its usefulness. To assess how RE-AIM was implemented by state aging service providers and public health partners, data were collected using an Internet-delivered, cross-sectional survey from 40 stakeholders in 27 funded states in an evidence-based disease prevention initiative for older adults. Most participants agreed the framework was useful for planning, implementation, and evaluation and relevant for evaluators, providers, community leaders, and policy makers. Yet nearly half felt monitoring RE-AIM requirements requires special expertise, and one third felt the different RE-AIM elements were difficult to measure. Findings indicate the RE-AIM’s appropriateness and utility for planning and evaluating the dissemination of evidence-based programs to older adults; however, additional trainings, resources, and technical assistance are warranted to enhance uptake in community-wide intervention efforts.
KW - RE-AIM
KW - aging
KW - older adults
KW - program evaluation
KW - program implementation
KW - program planning
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U2 - 10.1177/0163278714542335
DO - 10.1177/0163278714542335
M3 - Article
C2 - 25015082
AN - SCOPUS:84922721172
SN - 0163-2787
VL - 38
SP - 15
EP - 20
JO - Evaluation and the Health Professions
JF - Evaluation and the Health Professions
IS - 1
ER -