Rapid evaluation of COVID-19 related service and practice changes in health and human services using tailored methods.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic required substantive delivery and practice changes for government services under tight timeframes and high public scrutiny. These urgently implemented service changes provided the opportunity for evaluators to support decision-makers to understand the impact of adaptations for those delivering and receiving health and human services. Tailored rapid evaluation methods (REM) provide a pragmatic approach to generating timely information for evidence-based policy and decision-making under these conditions. Drawing from features of a range of existing rapid evaluation models, as well as developmental and utilization-focussed evaluation theory, this article outlines the design and implementation of a novel REM approach and considers the benefits of both tailoring and standa

SUBMITTER: Williams E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9612829 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature