Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Emergency Department, Camperdown, Australia.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Nov;31(11):716-22. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2010.503008.
Evaluation is a burgeoning field of health care program research. Experimental designs and meta-analyses have traditionally been considered the most suitable means of assessing program effectiveness. Qualitative methods also have been widely adopted. Mixed-methods designs have now emerged as a promising alternative. This paper highlights the key features of contemporary mental health program implementation and evaluation. Realistic Evaluation is identified as a relatively new methodology that is more concerned with a deeper process-oriented inquiry and appreciates that any program must be understood within the given context. Two projects applying Realistic Evaluation are cited to illustrate the value of this methodology to mental health program research.
评价是医疗保健项目研究中一个新兴的领域。实验设计和荟萃分析传统上被认为是评估项目效果最适宜的方法。定性方法也得到了广泛的采用。混合方法设计现在已经成为一种有前途的替代方法。本文强调了当代心理健康项目实施和评估的关键特征。现实评估被确定为一种相对较新的方法，更关注更深入的面向过程的探究，并认识到任何项目都必须在给定的背景下进行理解。引用了两个应用现实评估的项目来说明这种方法对心理健康项目研究的价值。
