Anderson Lynda A, Gwaltney Margaret K, Sundra Demia L, Brownson Ross C, Kane Mary, Cross Alan W, Mack Richard, Schwartz Randy, Sims Tom, Carol White R
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga 30341, USA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 Jan;3(1):A06. Epub 2005 Dec 15.
Concept mapping is a structured conceptualization process that provides a visual representation of relationships among ideas. Concept mapping was used to develop a logic model for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prevention Research Centers Program, which has a large and diverse group of stakeholders throughout the United States. No published studies have used concept mapping to develop a logic model for a national program.
Two logic models were constructed using the data from the concept mapping process and program documents: one for the national level and one for the local level. Concept mapping involved three phases: 1) developing questions to generate ideas about the program's purpose and function, 2) gathering input from 145 national stakeholders and 135 local stakeholders and sorting ideas into themes, and 3) using multivariate statistical analyses to generate concept maps. Logic models were refined using feedback received from stakeholders at regional meetings and conferences and from a structured feedback tool.
The national concept map consisted of 9 clusters with 88 statements; the local concept map consisted of 11 clusters with 75 statements. Clusters were categorized into three logic model components: inputs, activities, and outcomes. Based on feedback, two draft logic models were combined and finalized into one for the Prevention Research Centers Program.
Concept mapping provides a valuable data source, establishes a common view of a program, and identifies inputs, activities, and outcomes in a logic model. Our concept mapping process resulted in a logic model that is meaningful for stakeholders, incorporates input from the program's partners, and establishes important program expectations. Our methods may be beneficial for other programs that are developing logic models for evaluation planning.
概念图绘制是一个结构化的概念化过程，它以可视化的方式呈现观点之间的关系。概念图绘制被用于为美国疾病控制与预防中心的预防研究中心项目开发一个逻辑模型，该项目在美国拥有庞大且多样化的利益相关者群体。尚无已发表的研究使用概念图绘制来为一个国家级项目开发逻辑模型。
利用概念图绘制过程中的数据和项目文档构建了两个逻辑模型：一个用于国家级层面，一个用于地方层面。概念图绘制包括三个阶段：1）提出问题以生成关于项目目的和功能的想法；2）收集来自145名国家级利益相关者和135名地方利益相关者的意见，并将想法归类为主题；3）使用多元统计分析来生成概念图。逻辑模型通过在区域会议和大会上从利益相关者以及一个结构化反馈工具中收到的反馈进行完善。
国家级概念图由9个聚类和88条陈述组成；地方概念图由11个聚类和75条陈述组成。聚类被归类为三个逻辑模型组件：输入、活动和结果。基于反馈，将两个初步逻辑模型合并并最终确定为预防研究中心项目的一个逻辑模型。
概念图绘制提供了一个有价值的数据源，建立了对项目的共同理解，并在逻辑模型中识别出输入、活动和结果。我们的概念图绘制过程产生了一个对利益相关者有意义的逻辑模型，纳入了项目合作伙伴的意见，并确立了重要的项目期望。我们的方法可能对其他正在为评估规划开发逻辑模型的项目有益。
