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Objetivo Analizar las líneas de acción propuestas por los proyectos de promoción de la salud participantes en el proyecto de investigación EvaluAGPS, y su relación con las puntuaciones obtenidas con EvalGuía, una herramienta para evaluar la participación comunitaria basada en la evidencia. Diseño Estudio multicéntrico cuali-cuantitativo. Emplazamiento Proyectos de atención primaria o de red intersectorial de atención primaria y municipalidades de 5 comunidades autónomas en España. Participantes Personas que trabajan en 10 proyectos de promoción de la salud, seleccionados con muestreo intencional según criterios de inclusión (proyectos con un mínimo de participación comunitaria centrados en la salud comunitaria). Método Se recogieron los datos mediante cuestionarios (herramienta EvalGuía) y talleres participativos. Los datos cuantitativos se analizaron con estadística descriptiva, los datos cualitativos se analizaron utilizando el análisis de matriz. Resultados Tras pasar la herramienta EvalGuía, las puntuaciones más bajas estaban en la evaluación de resultados, conocimiento de leyes relacionadas con participación comunitaria, diversidad en el grupo motor, medidas de conciliación, recursos financieros y devolución de resultados. Las líneas de acción planteadas eran heterogéneas y no siempre coinciden con las priorizadas. Las líneas priorizadas giraban en torno a la organización del proyecto y a la comunicación. Conclusiones La herramienta EvalGuía puede ser útil para diseñar planes de acción en proyectos de promoción de la salud. La implementación de medidas en 12 meses para aumentar la diversidad del grupo motor, incorporar medidas de conciliación o mejorar la evaluación es difícil. Se requiere más tiempo para implementar este tipo de medidas. (AU)
Objective To analyse the lines of action identified in the health promotion projects participating in the EvaluA GPS research, and their relationship with the scores assigned in EvalGuia, a tool for evaluating evidence-based community participation. Design Qualitative-quantitative multicentre study. Setting Primary care or intersectoral network of primary care and municipalities in five autonomous communities in Spain. Participants Participants of 10 health promotion projects, selected with convenience sampling, following inclusion criteria (projects with a minimum of community engagement and centred on community health). Method Data were collected through questionnaires (EvalGuía tool) and participatory workshops. Quantitative data were analysed with descriptive statistics, qualitative data were analysed using matrix analysis. Results After implementing the EvalGuide tool, the lowest scores were assigned in outcome evaluation, knowledge of policies related to community participation, diversity in the core working group, inclusivity policies, financial resources and diffusion of results. The lines of action proposed were heterogeneous and did not always match with those prioritised as lower score. The prioritised lines revolved around project organisation and communication. Conclusions The EvalGuide tool can be helpful to design action plans in Health Promotion projects. The implementation of measures in 12 months to increase the diversity of the core working group, to incorporate worklife balance measures or to improve evaluation is difficult. More time is needed to implement such measures. (AU)
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Humans , Health Promotion/methods , Health Promotion/standards , Public Health , Primary Health Care , Surveys and Questionnaires , SpainABSTRACT
Initiatives to promote health and reduce inequalities in place-based communities have increasingly adopted asset-based approaches (ABAs). However, the processes through which such initiatives might reduce inequalities are not well understood, and evidence of their impact on health is still limited. This study aimed to understand how ABAs can impact practices, relationships and the redistribution of resources to reduce health inequalities in and between less advantaged neighbourhoods. Qualitative research was conducted in two settings (England and Spain) where similar asset-based initiatives, aimed at training community members to become health promoters, were being implemented. Data were collected using theory of change workshops, 120 hours of observations and semi-structured interviews with 44 stakeholders (trained community members, voluntary and community sector organizations' workers and health professionals). A thematic analysis informed by systems thinking was carried out. Three main processes of change were identified: first, 'enabling asset-based thinking' defined as supporting people to adopt a view that values their own resources and people's skills and expertise. Second, 'developing asset-based capacities', described as developing personal skills, knowledge, self-confidence and relationships underpinned by asset-based thinking. Finally, 'changing decision-making and wider health determinants through ABAs' referred to achieving changes in neighbourhoods through mobilizing the asset-based capacities developed. These processes were associated with changes at an individual level, with potential to contribute to reducing inequalities through supporting individual empowerment and social capital. However, contextual factors were found key to enable or hinder changes in the neighbourhoods and acted as barriers to processes of collective empowerment, thus limiting ABAs' impact on health inequalities.
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Health Promotion , Palliative Care , Humans , Spain , England , Qualitative ResearchABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the lines of action identified in the health promotion projects participating in the EvaluA GPS research, and their relationship with the scores assigned in EvalGuia, a tool for evaluating evidence-based community participation. DESIGN: Qualitative-quantitative multicentre study. SETTING: Primary care or intersectoral network of primary care and municipalities in five autonomous communities in Spain. PARTICIPANTS: Participants of 10 health promotion projects, selected with convenience sampling, following inclusion criteria (projects with a minimum of community engagement and centred on community health). METHOD: Data were collected through questionnaires (EvalGuía tool) and participatory workshops. Quantitative data were analysed with descriptive statistics, qualitative data were analysed using matrix analysis. RESULTS: After implementing the EvalGuide tool, the lowest scores were assigned in outcome evaluation, knowledge of policies related to community participation, diversity in the core working group, inclusivity policies, financial resources and diffusion of results. The lines of action proposed were heterogeneous and did not always match with those prioritised as lower score. The prioritised lines revolved around project organisation and communication. CONCLUSIONS: The EvalGuide tool can be helpful to design action plans in Health Promotion projects. The implementation of measures in 12 months to increase the diversity of the core working group, to incorporate work-life balance measures or to improve evaluation is difficult. More time is needed to implement such measures.
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Community Participation , Health Promotion , Humans , Health Promotion/methods , Health Promotion/organization & administration , Spain , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To describe how a sample of people working in community health promotion projects perceive and implement community engagement approaches. METHOD: Mixed qualitative-quantitative study. Data was collected through: semi-structured interviews with 10 people representing the projects, and workshops in which 53 people participated and responded to a questionnaire prepared ad hoc to identify levels of community engagement. Descriptive statistical analysis of the questionnaires and framework analysis of the interviews, observations and workshops recordings. RESULTS: Although the projects are described as highly participatory, community engagement appeared mainly in the form of attending events, with few examples of consultation or community involvement. CONCLUSIONS: This difference may be due to the lack of a culture of participation, both in individuals and institutions, and lack of training in community engagement. It is proposed to change the language from participation-attendance to using expressions such as consulting or involving people.
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Community Participation , Research Report , Humans , Referral and Consultation , Qualitative Research , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: The EVALUA GPS project aims to evaluate the impact of the implementation of the National Institute for Health Care and Excellence (NICE) guideline 'Community engagement: improving health and well-being and reducing health inequalities' adapted to the Spanish context. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Phase I: A tool will be designed to evaluate the impact of implementing the recommendations of the adapted NICE guideline. The tool will be developed through a review of the literature on implementation of public health guidelines between 2000 and 2021 and an expert's panel consensus. PHASE II: The developed tool will be implemented in 16 community-based programmes, acting as intervention sites, and 4 controls through a quasi-experimental pre-post study. Phase III: A final online web tool, based on all previously collected information, will be developed to support the implementation of the adapted NICE guidelines recommendations in other contexts and programmes. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Data will be collected through surveys and semistructured interviews. Quantitative and qualitative data will be analysed to identify implementation scenarios, changes in community engagement approaches, and barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the recommendations. All this information will be further synthesised to develop the online tool. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The proposed research has been approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Aragon. Results will be presented at national and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed open access journals. The interactive online tool (phase III) will include examples of its application from the fieldwork.
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Community Participation , Guidelines as Topic , Public Health , Humans , Review Literature as TopicABSTRACT
Objetivo: Describir qué entienden por participación comunitaria las personas que trabajan en 10 proyectos de promoción de la salud y cómo se implementa. Método: Estudio mixto cuali-cuantitativo. Se recopilaron datos mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas a 10 personas representantes de los proyectos, y se realizaron talleres presenciales en los que participaron 53 personas que contestaron a un cuestionario elaborado ad hoc para identificar los niveles de participación comunitaria. Análisis estadístico descriptivo de los cuestionarios y análisis de matriz de las entrevistas, observaciones y grabaciones de los talleres. Resultados: Aunque los proyectos se definen como muy participativos, la participación se manifiesta principalmente como asistencia, con escasos ejemplos de consulta o implicación real de la comunidad. Conclusiones: La discrepancia observada puede deberse a una falta de cultura de participación de individuos e instituciones, y a falta de formación. Se propone dejar de hablar de participación-asistencia y hacerlo de consultar o involucrar a las personas.(AU)
Objective: To describe how a sample of people working in community health promotion projects perceive and implement community engagement approaches. Method: Mixed qualitativequantitative study. Data was collected through: semi-structured interviews with 10 people representing the projects, and workshops in which 53 people participated and responded to a questionnaire prepared ad hoc to identify levels of community engagement. Descriptive statistical analysis of the questionnaires and framework analysis of the interviews, observations and workshops recordings. Results: Although the projects are described as highly participatory, community engagement appeared mainly in the form of attending events, with few examples of consultation or community involvement. Conclusions: This difference may be due to the lack of a culture of participation, both in individuals and institutions, and lack of training in community engagement. It is proposed to change the language from participation-attendance to using expressions such as consulting or involving people.(UA)
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Humans , Male , Female , Health Promotion , Community Participation , Community Health Planning , Surveys and Questionnaires , Epidemiology, DescriptiveABSTRACT
Objetivo: Aplicar la teoría del cambio al diseño y la evaluación de un programa para promover la actividad física en 11 zonas básicas de salud. Método: Realización de cuatro grupos focales siguiendo la metodología de la teoría del cambio. Se identifican los cambios (a largo, medio y corto plazo) que se pretende alcanzar con el programa «La Ribera Camina» según la opinión de los agentes de interés: profesionales de atención primaria, concejalas/es y personal técnico municipal deportivo, y ciudadanía participante. A través de un análisis temático se identifican las acciones que se deben realizar para alcanzar estos cambios, y las dificultades y los facilitadores para la sostenibilidad del programa. Resultados: Los cambios identificados se clasificaron en cuatro apartados: 1) cambios en la salud física y social (mejoría en la condición física, hábitos saludables, autoestima y sensación de bienestar); 2) cambios organizativos y relacionales (mejor coordinación entre instituciones); 3) cambios específicos del programa (incorporación de más «activos» y asociaciones, sobre todo de hombres, y ampliación de rutas y horarios); y 4) cambios en el entorno (mejora de infraestructuras y seguridad de las rutas). Conclusiones: La teoría del cambio permite identificar y clasificar los cambios que se esperan, las acciones que deben realizarse y los vínculos entre elementos del programa. Esto servirá de base para la evaluación del programa. Dicha metodología podría aplicarse en otros programas que deseen incorporar la intersectorialidad y la participación comunitaria en su diseño y evaluación. (AU)
Objective: To develop a theory of change of a program to promote physical activity in eleven health districts, in order to improve its design and plan its evaluation. Method: Four focus groups were carried out, to develop a participatory theory of change, to identify the expected changes (long, medium and short term) of La Ribera Camina program, according to the following stakeholders: primary healthcare professionals, local government representatives and community members. A thematic analysis was used to identify the actions to be taken to achieve these changes, as well as the difficulties and facilitators to enhance the sustainability of the program. Results: The identified changes were classified into four themes: 1) changes in physical and social health (improved physical condition, healthy habits, self-esteem and perceived well-being); 2) organizational and relational changes (better coordination between institutions); 3) specific changes to the program (incorporation of more assets and local associations, especially male participants, more trails and schedules); and 4) changes in the environment (improved trails infrastructures and safety). Conclusions: The theory of change allows to identify and classify the changes that are expected, the actions to be carried out and the links between elements of the program. This will serve as the basis for its evaluation. This methodology could be applied to other programs interested in incorporating intersectorality and community engagement in their design and evaluation. (AU)
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Humans , Motor Activity , Health Promotion , Public Health , Community Health Services , Primary Health Care , Qualitative ResearchABSTRACT
In recent years, stakeholder involvement in research has become a central element of responsible research. The EFFICHRONIC project reflects these principles and aims to reduce the burden of chronic diseases and increase the sustainability of the healthcare system through the implementation of an evidence-based chronic disease prevention and self-management programme. The qualitative study presented here is part of EFFICHRONIC and aims to explore and understand the recruitment strategies implemented in the participating countries (Spain, UK, Netherlands, Italy, and France). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the country coordinators (purposive sampling of the five coordinators responsible for the recruitment strategy), and a coding and synthesis process was used to conduct a thematic analysis. The analysis resulted in five main categories: (1) Stakeholder recruitment strategies. (2) Facilitators to recruitment. (3) Barriers to recruitment. (4) Strategies developed to address recruitment challenges. (5) Lessons learned. From a collaborative approach to the co-production process, recruitment has helped to build a wide network and new relationships with local actors, explore and learn about the social world, step out of the comfort zone of health institutions, combine a wide variety of strategies, and innovate by taking into account the institutional and cultural contexts of each country.
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Research Design , Self-Management , Chronic Disease , Humans , Qualitative Research , SpainABSTRACT
Health guidelines are important tools to ensure that health practices are evidence-based. However, research on how these guidelines are implemented is scarce. This integrative review aimed to: identify the literature on evaluation of public health guidelines implementation to explore (a) the topics which public health guidelines being implemented and evaluated in their implementation process are targeting; (b) how public health guidelines are being translated into action and the potential barriers and facilitators to their implementation; and (c) which methods are being used to evaluate their implementation. A total of 2001 articles published since 2000 and related to both clinical and public health guidelines implementation was identified through searching four databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus). After screening titles and abstracts, only 10 papers related to public health guidelines implementation, and after accessing full-text, 8 were included in the narrative synthesis. Data were extracted on: topic and context, implementation process, barriers and facilitators, and evaluation methods used, and were then synthesised in a narrative form using a thematic synthesis approach. Most of these studies focussed on individual behaviours and targeted specific settings. The evaluation of implementation processes included qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods. The few articles retrieved suggest that evidence is still limited and highly context specific, and further research on translating public health guidelines into practice is needed.
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OBJECTIVE: To develop a theory of change of a program to promote physical activity in eleven health districts, in order to improve its design and plan its evaluation. METHOD: Four focus groups were carried out, to develop a participatory theory of change, to identify the expected changes (long, medium and short term) of "La Ribera Camina" program, according to the following stakeholders: primary healthcare professionals, local government representatives and community members. A thematic analysis was used to identify the actions to be taken to achieve these changes, as well as the difficulties and facilitators to enhance the sustainability of the program. RESULTS: The identified changes were classified into four themes: 1) changes in physical and social health (improved physical condition, healthy habits, self-esteem and perceived well-being); 2) organizational and relational changes (better coordination between institutions); 3) specific changes to the program (incorporation of more "assets" and local associations, especially male participants, more trails and schedules); and 4) changes in the environment (improved trails' infrastructures and safety). CONCLUSIONS: The theory of change allows to identify and classify the changes that are expected, the actions to be carried out and the links between elements of the program. This will serve as the basis for its evaluation. This methodology could be applied to other programs interested in incorporating intersectorality and community engagement in their design and evaluation.
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Exercise , Research Report , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Objetivo. Identificar las redes y acciones comunitarias realizadas en la Comunidad Valenciana durante la situación de la pandemia por COVID-19 y describir las fortalezas y amenazas para el desarrollo de la salud comunitaria. Diseño. Estudio cuantitativo descriptivo y cualitativo, incluyendo un cuestionario remitido por correo y análisis DAFO. Emplazamiento. Equipos de Atención Primaria (EAP) de la Comunidad Valenciana. Participantes y contexto. El ámbito de estudio son los miembros de la Societat Valenciana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària (SoVaMFiC). Método. 1) Constitución de un grupo de trabajo; 2) diseño de un cuestionario ad hoc para la identificación de redes comunitarias, acciones o iniciativas durante la pandemia por COVID-19, y de aspectos positivos y negativos del impacto de la pandemia sobre la salud comunitaria; 3) envío del cuestionario a través de correo electrónico; 4) análisis DAFO, y 5) elaboración de recomendaciones. Resultados. Se obtuvieron un total de 56 respuestas (3,3% de participación) identificándose 32 acciones o redes comunitarias de las cuales, 19 existían previamente a la crisis de la COVID-19. Se realizó un análisis DAFO y se identificaron 6 debilidades, 9 amenazas, 5 fortalezas y 8 oportunidades. Este análisis permitió la elaboración de un decálogo de recomendaciones para promover la atención comunitaria en tiempos de la COVID-19. Conclusiones. Las acciones y redes comunitarias surgidas durante la pandemia tienen como objetivo principal responder a las necesidades que han ido apareciendo. Los EAP han participado poco en estas iniciativas. (AU)
Objective: To identify community partnerships, actions or initiatives carried out in the Valencian Community during the Covid19 pandemic and to describe the strengths and challenges to supporting community health during this situation. Design: Mixed method study using survey with closed and open-ended questions and SWOT analysis. Setting: Primary Health are teams of the Valencian Community. Participants and context: Members of the Valencian Society of Family and Community Medicine (SoVaMFiC). Method: (1) Development of a working group. (2) Design of an ad hoc questionnaire to identify community partnerships, actions or initiatives during the Covid19 pandemic, and positive and negative aspects of the impact of the pandemic on community health. (3) Launch of the questionnaire via email; (4) SWOT analysis and (5) development of recommendations. Results: A total of 56 responses were obtained (3.3% response rate), identifying 32 actions or community networks, of which 19 existed prior to the Covid19 crisis. A SWOT analysis was carried out, and six weaknesses, nine threats, five strengths and eight opportunities were identified. This analysis informed the development of a set of 10 recommendations for community care in the time of Covid19. Conclusions: The community partnerships, actions or initiatives developed during the pandemic have the main objective of responding to the needs that have been emerging. The Primary Health Care teams have shown limited engagement in these initiatives. (AU)
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Humans , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Pandemics , Community Networks , Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus , Primary Health CareABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: In the last decades, in Spain, the interest shown towards community participation in health has been growing. However, there are no evidence-based guidelines to promote community participation in health. For this reason, between 2017 and 2018 the AdaptA GPS project was carried out through 10 working groups from 10 autonomous communities, to adapt the NG44 community participation guide in health from the NICE institute in the United Kingdom to the Spanish context. The objective of this article was to evaluate the adaptation process (the aspects to be improved and the resulting learning) of the AdaptA GPS project through the evaluation of its participants. METHODS: A qualitative evaluation was carried out through two questionnaires with open-ended questions, self-administered in each working group, one by the group coordinator and one by the whole working group (between 6 and 10 people per group), and the answers were analysed thematically. RESULTS: Three main themes were identified that reflect the perspectives of the participants about the adaptation process: positive factors (participatory methodology, collaborative work and diversity of participants), aspects that could be improved (scarce people's participation and lack of funding) and acquired learning (working in network and the importance of promoting research in this field). CONCLUSIONS: The AdaptA GPS project was an innovative project that favored the creation of networks and synergies, fostering co-production thanks to its participatory approach, which has laid the foundations for future collaborative processes of community engagement.
OBJETIVO: En las últimas décadas, en España, el interés mostrado hacia la participación comunitaria en salud ha ido creciendo. Sin embargo, no existen guías basadas en la evidencia para promover la participación comunitaria en salud. Por eso, entre 2017 y 2018 se llevó a cabo el proyecto AdaptA GPS a través de 10 nodos de trabajo en 10 comunidades autónomas, para adaptar al contexto español la guía de participación comunitaria en salud NG44 del instituto NICE de Reino Unido. El objetivo de este artículo fue evaluar el proceso de adaptación (los aspectos a mejorar y los aprendizajes resultantes) del proyecto AdaptA GPS a través de la valoración de sus participantes. METODOS: Se realizó una evaluación cualitativa a través de dos cuestionarios con respuestas abiertas, autoadministrados en cada nodo de trabajo, uno por la persona coordinadora y uno por las personas del nodo (entre 6 y 10 personas por nodo), y se realizó un análisis temático. RESULTADOS: Se identificaron tres temas principales que reflejan las perspectivas de las personas participantes sobre el proceso de adaptación: factores positivos (metodología participativa, trabajo multicéntrico y diversidad de participantes), aspectos mejorables (escasa participación ciudadana y falta de financiación) y aprendizajes adquiridos (trabajo en red y la importancia de impulsar investigaciones en este campo). CONCLUSIONES: El proyecto AdaptA GPS fue un proyecto innovador que favoreció la creación de vínculos y sinergias, fomentando la coproducción gracias a su enfoque participativo, que ha sentado las bases para futuros procesos colaborativos de participación comunitaria.
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Community Participation , Health Promotion/organization & administration , Humans , Qualitative Research , SpainABSTRACT
Objective: To analyse the profile of the persons and associations that participated in the course, quantify peer education activities and analyse their evolution. Method: A quantitative study using an analysis of the course records from 2009 to 2018 was designed for this purpose inside mihsalud program designed to promote health amongst persons in vulnerable situations in the city of Valencia (Spain). It offers a yearly training-action course of community health workers (CHW) that is attended by persons who have been proposed by associations. The associations were defined according to their population (immigrant, local or intercultural) and the CHWs according to gender, country of birth, year of course, association and continuity after training. Means and confidence intervals were calculated at 95% and a bivariate analysis was conducted in order to compare the activities that took place in 2009 to 2013 with those of 2014 to 2018. The time trends were analysed by applying linear regression models that included the different years studied as the dependent variable. Results: 201 CHW of 31 nationalities were trained, 81.6% (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 75.5-86.7] were women. Eighty-two associations participated, 51.2% (95% CI: 39.9-62.4] worked with culturally diverse populations. Participation by associations (p=.017) and CHWs (p=.377) increased in a statistically significant manner over the years. After the course, 35.3% (95% CI: 28.7-42.4] of the CHWs continued to collaborate voluntarily in the associations. (AU)
Objetivo: Analizar el perfil de las personas y asociaciones que participaron en los cursos, cuantificar las actividades de educación entre iguales y analizar su evolución. Método: Se diseñó un estudio cuantitativo utilizando un análisis de los registros del curso de 2009 a 2018, dentro del programa mihsalud diseñado para promover la salud entre las personas en situación de vulnerabilidad en la ciudad de Valencia (España). Anualmente se ofrece un curso de formación-acción para agentes de salud de base comunitaria (ASBC), al que asisten personas propuestas por asociaciones. Las asociaciones se definieron según su población (inmigrantes, locales o interculturales) y los ASBC según el género, el país de nacimiento, el año de curso, la asociación y la continuidad después de la capacitación. Las medias y los intervalos de confianza se calcularon al 95% y se realizó un análisis bivariado para comparar las actividades que tuvieron lugar en 2009 a 2013 con las de 2014 a 2018. Las tendencias temporales se analizaron aplicando modelos de regresión lineal que incluyeron el estudio de diferentes años como la variable dependiente. Resultados: 201 ASBC de 31 nacionalidades fueron entrenados, 81.6% (intervalo de confianza del 95% [IC 95%]: 75,5 a 86,7) eran mujeres. Participaron 82 asociaciones, el 51,2% (IC 95%: 39,9 a 62,4) trabajaron con poblaciones culturalmente diversas. La participación de asociaciones (p = 0,017) y ASBC (p = 0,377) aumentó de manera estadísticamente significativa a lo largo de los años. Después del curso, el 35,3% (IC 95%: 28,7 a 42,4] de los ASBC continuaron colaborando voluntariamente en las asociaciones.(AU)
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Humans , Emigrants and Immigrants , Community Health Workers , Spain , Health Promotion , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Cross-Sectional StudiesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the profile of the persons and associations that participated in the course, quantify peer education activities and analyse their evolution. METHOD: A quantitative study using an analysis of the course records from 2009 to 2018 was designed for this purpose inside mihsalud program designed to promote health amongst persons in vulnerable situations in the city of Valencia (Spain). It offers a yearly training-action course of community health workers (CHW) that is attended by persons who have been proposed by associations. The associations were defined according to their population (immigrant, local or intercultural) and the CHWs according to gender, country of birth, year of course, association and continuity after training. Means and confidence intervals were calculated at 95% and a bivariate analysis was conducted in order to compare the activities that took place in 2009 to 2013 with those of 2014 to 2018. The time trends were analysed by applying linear regression models that included the different years studied as the dependent variable. RESULTS: 201 CHW of 31 nationalities were trained, 81.6% (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 75.5-86.7] were women. Eighty-two associations participated, 51.2% (95% CI: 39.9-62.4] worked with culturally diverse populations. Participation by associations (p=.017) and CHWs (p=.377) increased in a statistically significant manner over the years. After the course, 35.3% (95% CI: 28.7-42.4] of the CHWs continued to collaborate voluntarily in the associations. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the CHW training-action course improve over time given that a significant increase in participation by associations and women can be seen, along with a greater number of activities completed during the training. One effect of this is that CHWs are contracted or carry out voluntary activities in the associations.
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Community Health Workers , Emigrants and Immigrants , Female , Health Promotion , Humans , SpainABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To explore the typology of implemented salutogenic interventions and the health effects described by the authors. METHOD: A scoping review of the literature published (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Scopus) over the last ten years (2007-2016) was conducted. Articles that included interventions with assessments of health outcomes were selected for this review. The kappa index (86.4%) was calculated for the classification and extraction of information. RESULTS: 61 papers were selected out of the 676 works identified. These were categorized into individual, grouped, mixed and intersectoral interventions. A total of 85% of the interventions described positive effects. Adverse effects were not reported. Methodological limitations were identified in 75% of the papers. The interventions addressed a large variety of topics, especially in the field of mental health and chronic diseases. Collective actions described more positive effects. Intersectoral actions were the only type of interventions to have approached the impact of mortality reduction. CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the existence of positive health effects of salutogenic approaches. Important methodological limitations were identified, such as biases in the selection of participants and sample sizes. Studies need to be conducted with improved monitoring and evaluation designs. A more robust theoretical framework and tools to evaluate the salutogenic contents are needed.
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Sense of Coherence , Chronic Disease , Humans , Mental HealthABSTRACT
Existe un creciente interés por encontrar respuestas innovadoras para evaluar intervenciones complejas en salud pública. En esta nota metodológica, se presenta la teoría del cambio como una herramienta útil para facilitar tanto la planificación como la evaluación de intervenciones en promoción de la salud comunitaria. Una teoría del cambio es una representación visual de cómo funciona un programa o una intervención, en la que se identifican sus diferentes componentes y cómo cada elemento se vincula con otro: cuáles son sus objetivos, los resultados esperados y a través de qué acciones se pretenden alcanzar. Es una herramienta de investigación aplicada a la práctica que se desarrolla mediante métodos participativos con las diferentes personas implicadas en la intervención, para identificar y decidir conjuntamente qué es lo que hay que evaluar y cómo evaluarlo
There is a growing interest in finding innovative approaches to the evaluation of complex interventions in public health. This methodological note presents the theory of change as a useful tool to facilitate both the planning and the evaluation of community health promotion interventions. A theory of change is a visual representation of how a programme or intervention works, in which its different components can be identified, together with how they relate to each other: what its objectives are, its expected results and through which actions they are expected to be achieved. It can be an applied research tool, developed using participatory approaches together with all relevant stakeholders, who can identify and jointly decide what to evaluate and how to
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Humans , Community Health Services/organization & administration , Community Health Planning/methods , Community Participation/trends , Organizational Innovation , Qualitative Research , Planning Techniques , Social Theory , Health Services Research/methodsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: Over the past decade, increasing attention has been paid to community engagement in health (CEH) across Europe. This study aimed to identify and review CEH interventions to promote health and reduce inequalities within the Spanish context and the key facilitators for these community processes. METHODS: A systematic search in six databases, followed by a forward citation search, was conducted to identify implementation literature on CEH in Spain. Articles were included when engagement occurred in at least two stages of the interventions and was not limited to information or consultation of stakeholders. RESULTS: A total of 2023 results were identified; 50 articles were reviewed full text. Five articles were finally selected for inclusion. Data were extracted on various factors including details of the interventions, results achieved, stakeholders involved and their relationships. A narrative synthesis was performed to present results and support the discussion. CONCLUSIONS: Three main points are discussed: the role of professionals and citizens in CEH interventions, providing training to enable a reorientation towards a CEH practice and the relevance of contexts as enablers for community engagement processes to thrive.
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Community Participation/statistics & numerical data , Health Promotion/methods , Interpersonal Relations , Public Health/statistics & numerical data , Residence Characteristics/statistics & numerical data , Socioeconomic Factors , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , SpainABSTRACT
There is a growing interest in finding innovative approaches to the evaluation of complex interventions in public health. This methodological note presents the theory of change as a useful tool to facilitate both the planning and the evaluation of community health promotion interventions. A theory of change is a visual representation of how a programme or intervention works, in which its different components can be identified, together with how they relate to each other: what its objectives are, its expected results and through which actions they are expected to be achieved. It can be an applied research tool, developed using participatory approaches together with all relevant stakeholders, who can identify and jointly decide what to evaluate and how to.
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Change Management , Community Participation , Models, Theoretical , Planning Techniques , Public Health , Stakeholder Participation , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Health Promotion , Qualitative ResearchABSTRACT
Asset-based approaches to health promotion have become increasingly popular as a way to tackle health inequalities by empowering people in more disadvantaged communities to use local resources and increase control over health and its determinants. However, questions remain about how they work in practice. This article presents the findings from a systematic scoping review of the empirical literature on asset-based approaches in communities. The aim was to identify the key elements of asset-based approaches, and how they are operationalised in interventions aimed at promoting health and reducing inequalities in local communities. Four databases were searched (Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ASSIA) and papers were included if they described interventions explicitly adopting an asset-based approach but excluded if limited to asset identification. Thirty articles were included in the review. Data were extracted on the type of assets that the intervention built upon, how assets were mobilised, the expected outcomes and evaluation methods. A framework is presented that synthesises the key characteristics of asset-based interventions to promote health in communities. Three main approaches to mobilising assets were identified in the literature: (A) connecting assets, (B) raising awareness of assets and (C) enabling assets to thrive. It is argued that asset-based approaches to health promotion take a wide variety of forms, making it difficult to anticipate outcomes and to evaluate interventions. The framework presented here can be used to better understand the processes through which asset-based approaches work in practice to promote health and reduce inequalities.
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Global Health , Health Promotion , HumansABSTRACT
Follow up from universal vision screening at four to five years has been shown to be low in England, potentially increasing the risk of vision disorders not being treated. This study explores vision specialists' views on the perceived barriers and facilitators encountered when engaging with parents and young children, and the strategies adopted to improve child/parent centred care. Fifteen semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with eye care professionals to explore perspectives on the challenges of treating children. Thematic analysis was performed to identify key barriers and the strategies eye care professionals adopt to enhance person-centred eye care when working with young children and their families. Two overarching themes were identified related to the professional-patient relationship. The first reflects the challenges which vision specialists experience when treating children, considering lack of eye health education and negative attitudes to diagnosis and treatment as major barriers. The second discusses the strategies adopted to tackle those barriers. Three strategies are proposed to enhance child-centred eye care: more eye health education, more personalised communication to enhance referral uptake and the development of better coordinated pathways of care between schools, communities and hospital services.
