Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada; Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 425, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M6, Canada.
North York General Hospital, 4001 Leslie Street, Toronto, ON, M2K 1E1, Canada.
Eval Program Plann. 2021 Dec;89:102012. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.102012. Epub 2021 Sep 16.
Principles-focused evaluations allow evaluators to appraise each principle that guides an organization or program. This study completed a principles-focused evaluation of a new community mental health intervention called Short Term Case Management (STCM) in Toronto, Canada. STCM is a time limited intervention for clients to address unmet needs and personalized goals over 3 months. Findings showcase that a principles-focused evaluation, assessing whether program principles are guiding, useful, inspiring, developmental and/or evaluable (GUIDE), is a practical formative evaluation approach. Specifically, offering an understanding of a novel intervention, including its key components of assessment and planning, support plan implementation and evaluation and care transitions. Findings also highlight that STCM may work best for those clients ready to participate in achieving their own goals. Future research should explore how best to apply the GUIDE framework to complex interventions, including multiple principles, to increase evaluation feasibility and focus.
以原则为中心的评估使评估人员能够评估指导组织或计划的每个原则。本研究对加拿大多伦多的一项名为短期个案管理（STCM）的新社区心理健康干预措施进行了以原则为中心的评估。STCM 是一种限时干预措施，旨在帮助客户在 3 个月内解决未满足的需求和个性化目标。研究结果表明，以原则为中心的评估，评估项目原则是否具有指导性、有用性、启发性、发展性和/或可评估性（GUIDE），是一种实用的形成性评估方法。具体而言，它可以帮助我们了解一项新的干预措施，包括其评估和计划、支持计划实施以及评估和护理交接等关键组成部分。研究结果还强调，STCM 可能最适合那些准备好参与实现自身目标的客户。未来的研究应该探讨如何最好地将 GUIDE 框架应用于包括多个原则在内的复杂干预措施，以提高评估的可行性和重点。
