Developing an outcome evaluation framework for play@home.

Fisher, Abigail; Hislop, Jane; Mercer, Tom

Abstract

Background: This report explores the feasibility of and rationale for the design of an Outcome Evaluation Framework aimed at assessing the impact of the play@home scheme on the scheme’s four main objectives: physical activity, movement skills, cognitive/language development, and parent-child bonding. The project was conducted in
two interlocking phases. The first phase of “research” involved a scoping and review of the outcome evaluation literature alongside direct consultation with stakeholders (implementers, play@home coordinators) about current levels of outcome evaluation practice in the schemes. The second phase comprised the production of a draft “best practice” outcome evaluation framework, in conjunction with the expert judgements of measurement domain-specific outcome evaluation experts, the views of stakeholders and the advice of a Health Sciences statistician, experienced in the evaluation of complex interventions.

• Report Type: Research Report
• Acceptance Date: Dec 1, 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Deposit Date: Dec 14, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 14, 2018
• Keywords: Outcome Evaluation Framewor, Physical Activity, Movement Skills, Cognitive/Language Development, and Parent-Child Bonding,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1440671
• Contract Date: Dec 14, 2018