Evaluation of tobacco cessation programs

A rule of thumb is that the more programs implemented together as a package or campaign, the more successful the interventions will be. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Framework for program evaluation in public health. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ;48 No. RR : Program evaluation. Health promotion in the workplace, 3rd edition. Atlanta, GA: U. Nurses' average ability to counsel patients was rated "good or very good" after one year.

At 3, 6, and 12 months, most respondents reported providing cessation counseling or referrals to at least one patient. Conclusions: these findings support tobacco cessation programs for bedside nurses as useful in enhancing nurse confidence in patient-counseling skills.

Implications for nursing: study findings demonstrated benefits to using the developed curriculum. Additional research is needed on tobacco cessation programs for hospital nurses, particularly with longitudinal outcomes and actual nurse behaviors. The Joint Committee, a nonprofit coalition of major professional organizations concerned with the quality of program evaluations, identified four major categories of standards — propriety, utility, feasibility, and accuracy — to consider when conducting a program evaluation.

Propriety standards focus on ensuring that an evaluation will be conducted legally, ethically, and with regard for promoting the welfare of those involved in or affected by the program evaluation. In addition to the rights of human subjects that are the concern of institutional review boards, propriety standards promote a service orientation i.

Utility standards are intended to ensure that the evaluation will meet the information needs of intended users. Involving stakeholders, using credible evaluation methods, asking pertinent questions, including stakeholder perspectives, and providing clear and timely evaluation reports represent attention to utility standards. The scope of the information collected should ensure that the data provide stakeholders with sufficient information to make decisions regarding the program.

Accuracy standards are intended to ensure that evaluation reports use valid methods for evaluation and are transparent in the description of those methods. Meeting accuracy standards might, for example, include using mixed methods e. Both identify the need to be pragmatic and serve intended users with the goal of determining the effectiveness of a program. Principles of Community Engagement - Second Edition.

Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Program Evaluation Minus Related Pages. Evaluation can be classified into five types by intended use: formative, process, summative, outcome, and impact. They include: Engage stakeholders to ensure that all partners invested in what will be learned from the evaluation become engaged early in the evaluation process.