Response process and test-retest reliability of the Context Assessment for Community Health tool in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The recently developed Context Assessment for Community Health (COACH) tool aims to measure aspects of the local healthcare context perceived to influence knowledge translation in low- and middle-income countries. The tool measures eight dimensions (organizational resources, community engagement, monitoring services for action, sources of knowledge, commitment to work, work culture, leadership, and informal payment) through 49 items.

Objective

The study aimed to explore the understanding and stability of the COACH tool among health providers in Vietnam.

Designs

To investigate the response process, think-aloud interviews were undertaken with five community health workers, six nurses and midwives, and five physicians. Identified problems were classified accor

SUBMITTER: Duc DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4904068 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature