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Hi, friend! I am very interested in the staggered randomized or stepped wedge design you mentioned before. Could you please let me know more about it?
Hi, friend! I am very interested in the staggered randomized or stepped wedge design you mentioned before. Could you please let me know more about it?
Wei Wei
11 August 2022
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Hi, friend! I know that the most rigorous and credible way to develop a counterfactual is to randomize practices interested in participating in the intervention to an intervention or control group. The control group will then provide a good proxy of what would have happened to intervention practices had they not adopted the model. However, our team all believes that we cannot conduct a randomized trial for ethical and also fairness reasons. In such cases, may I ask if there is any possible solution?
Hi, friend! I know that the most rigorous and credible way to develop a counterfactual is to randomize practices interested in participating in the intervention to an intervention or control group ...
Wei Wei
11 August 2022
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Hi, friend! As it is generally costly to collect survey data of patients, could you give me a clue about how to calculate the ideal number of participants?
Hi, friend! As it is generally costly to collect survey data of patients, could you give me a clue about how to calculate the ideal number of participants?
Lainey Fong
11 August 2022
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Hi, friend! May I ask why should evaluators need to make sure comparison practices are as similar as possible to intervention practices before the intervention begins?
Hi, friend! May I ask why should evaluators need to make sure comparison practices are as similar as possible to intervention practices before the intervention begins?
Lainey Fong
11 August 2022
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Hi, friend! Based on your previous suggestion, may I conclude that small program evaluations have limited value?
Hi, friend! Based on your previous suggestion, may I conclude that small program evaluations have limited value?
Yan Leung
11 August 2022
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Thanks for your previous information. I wonder if, I mean “if”, I get huge funding for supporting my program evaluation. Lots of doctors and nurses would come to my support. Then how can I design the data collection?
Thanks for your previous information. I wonder if, I mean "if", I get huge funding for supporting my program evaluation. Lots of doctors and nurses would come to my support. Then how can I design ...
Yan Leung
11 August 2022
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Following the previous question, you have suggested that I could also track medical records to collect data. Could you please kindly elaborate more for me?
Following the previous question, you have suggested that I could also track medical records to collect data. Could you please kindly elaborate more for me?
Fiona Pang
11 August 2022
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Hi there. If my available resources do not permit intensive data collection for a program evaluation in the hospital, what should I do?
Hi there. If my available resources do not permit intensive data collection for a program evaluation in the hospital, what should I do?
Fiona Pang
11 August 2022
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Could you please give me a clue about the differences between studies of implementation and studies of impact?
Could you please give me a clue about the differences between studies of implementation and studies of impact?
Emily Chan
11 August 2022
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Hi, friend! I am trying to develop the outcomes for my program evaluation in the primary care setting. Would you provide me with some references?
Hi, friend! I am trying to develop the outcomes for my program evaluation in the primary care setting. Would you provide me with some references?
Emily Chan
11 August 2022
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Hey, I understand the logic model is very important for program evaluation. Would you please kindly explain more to me?
Hey, I understand the logic model is very important for program evaluation. Would you please kindly explain more to me?
Ian Chow
11 August 2022
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Hi, friend! Following the previous post, I heard that it takes a very long time for practices to transform, based on evaluation results. Is that true?
Hi, friend! Following the previous post, I heard that it takes a very long time for practices to transform, based on evaluation results. Is that true?
Ian Chow
11 August 2022
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Hi, I realized that it seems the concept “outcome” is different from the term “output”. Taking the grandparent training project as an example, what is the “outcome’ referable?
Hi, I realized that it seems the concept "outcome" is different from the term "output". Taking the grandparent training project as an example, what is the “outcome’ referable?
CouldYip
26 August 2021
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I have designed a large-scale survey about the life satisfaction of low-income families in Hong Kong. Is it appropriate to use the electronic survey through mobile phones?
I have designed a large-scale survey about the life satisfaction of low-income families in Hong Kong. Is it appropriate to use the electronic survey through mobile phones?
Realistic
20 August 2021
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Questions about program evaluation and impact assessment (PE & IA)?
Dear MEL participants, Hello everyone! We are going to meet Prof. Aron Shlonsky this week (17&18 Oct). Do you have any problems or issues in program evaluation and impact assessment? Pleas ...
jml88min
15 October 2019
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Question about the programme evaluation
Can someone recommend me a basic guide book for programme evaluation? We are an NGO in mainland China and providing services for young drug abusers in rural China. We learnt about your pro ...
Jessica
9 October 2019
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