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Chapter 5: Program Evaluation and Research Techniques

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.Your organization hires you to conduct a formative evaluation of a new informatics intervention. Which areas would you focus on in a formative evaluation?

ANS: B

Intervention fidelity, implementation quality, and types of personnel are areas that would be focused upon in formative evaluation. Results of the formative evaluation are used as feedback to the program for continuous improvement.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: p. 73

2.Which statement is true regarding the differences between research and evaluation?

ANS: A

Evaluation is concerned with the goals of a specific program, whereas research focuses on a specific scientific hypothesis. There are also fewer stakeholders in research than in evaluation. The scope of research is limited, whereas evaluation has a much broader scope. There are many components in evaluation that cannot be easily put into one category.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: pp. 72-74

3.Which list includes the 3 levels of theory relevant to evaluation?

ANS: C

The three levels of theory relevant to evaluation are scientific theories, implementation models, and program theories. The other choices are either not theories or are specific theories, not levels of theory.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember REF: p. 75

4.You decide to base the evaluation plan of your informatics project on the theory of planned behavior. Which constructs will you use to develop your measurements?

ANS: C

The theory of planned behavior focuses on the ability to predict intentions and behavior as a function of beliefs about the value of an outcome, the likelihood that the outcome will occur given the behavior, beliefs about the expectations of others, and self-efficacy beliefs about the personal ability to engage in the activity.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: p. 75

5.The stages of change identified in diffusion of innovation theory are:

ANS: B

The stages of change identified in the diffusion of innovation theory are knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation. The stages of change are one way to understand and evaluate how the change has occurred.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember REF: p. 75

6.If you choose to evaluate an informatics intervention by examining the impact on a clinician’s ability to think ahead about future events, which level of situation awareness would you be measuring?

ANS: D

Projections are expectations of outcomes in the future. Projections are driven by implicit theories and knowledge about the causal mechanisms underlying events.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: p. 75

7.UTAUT is a theory of:

ANS: B

The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTUAT) assesses factors associated with effective use.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: pp. 76-77

8.You decide to interview all the key stakeholders involved in an informatics intervention as part of the planning process. Together you identify the resources available, the likely barriers, and the short-term and long-term objectives. Which kind of theoretical model are you using?

ANS: C

Program theory models consist of the implicit ideas and beliefs of key stakeholders. A logic model is a representation of components and mechanisms of the program. Basically, a logic model is a systematic and visual way to present and share your understanding of the relationship among the resources you have to operate your program, the activities you plan, and the changes or results you hope to achieve.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: pp. 79-80

9.In a social network analysis, each node is usually a(n):

ANS: A

Nodes are individuals, and lines are connections. The size of the line is often the number of interactions between individuals, and the size of the node is the number of interactions with that unit.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: p. 83

MULTIPLE RESPONSE

10.You decide to conduct an evaluation of a new informatics intervention for nurses in the ICU. You decide to use only qualitative methods. Which methods would be conducted? (Select all that apply.)

ANS: A, B, C

Random observations, semi-structured interviews, and categorization without counting are all examples of qualitative activities. Counting, measuring, and calibrating are quantitative activities.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: pp. 80-82