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A Systematic Review of Community Readiness Tool Applications: Implications for Reporting
Background: A systematic review characterised and synthesised applications of the Community Readiness Tool (CRT) and synthesised quantitative results for readiness applications at multiple time points. Methods: Eleven databases in OvidSP and EBSCHOhost were searched to retrieve CRT applications. Inf...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4410196/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811769 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403453 |
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author | Kostadinov, Iordan Daniel, Mark Stanley, Linda Gancia, Agustina Cargo, Margaret |
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description | Background: A systematic review characterised and synthesised applications of the Community Readiness Tool (CRT) and synthesised quantitative results for readiness applications at multiple time points. Methods: Eleven databases in OvidSP and EBSCHOhost were searched to retrieve CRT applications. Information from primary studies was extracted independently by two researchers. Results: Forty applications of the CRT met inclusion criteria focussing on 14 different health and social issues. The community of interest was most often defined solely on the basis of its geographical location (52.5%). Most studies used the CRT to plan (85%) and/or evaluate programs (40%). The CRT protocol was modified in 40% of studies. Six applications evaluated readiness at multiple time points, however limited reporting in primary studies precluded any synthesis of results. Applications identified methodological rigour, contextual information and community engagement as strengths, and time and resource costs as limitations. Conclusions: The CRT is well suited for planning and evaluating complex community health interventions given its flexibility to accommodate diverse definitions of community and issues. CRT applications would benefit from improved reporting; reporting recommendations for use of the CRT are outlined. |
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spelling | pubmed-44101962015-05-05 A Systematic Review of Community Readiness Tool Applications: Implications for Reporting Kostadinov, Iordan Daniel, Mark Stanley, Linda Gancia, Agustina Cargo, Margaret Int J Environ Res Public Health Review Background: A systematic review characterised and synthesised applications of the Community Readiness Tool (CRT) and synthesised quantitative results for readiness applications at multiple time points. Methods: Eleven databases in OvidSP and EBSCHOhost were searched to retrieve CRT applications. Information from primary studies was extracted independently by two researchers. Results: Forty applications of the CRT met inclusion criteria focussing on 14 different health and social issues. The community of interest was most often defined solely on the basis of its geographical location (52.5%). Most studies used the CRT to plan (85%) and/or evaluate programs (40%). The CRT protocol was modified in 40% of studies. Six applications evaluated readiness at multiple time points, however limited reporting in primary studies precluded any synthesis of results. Applications identified methodological rigour, contextual information and community engagement as strengths, and time and resource costs as limitations. Conclusions: The CRT is well suited for planning and evaluating complex community health interventions given its flexibility to accommodate diverse definitions of community and issues. CRT applications would benefit from improved reporting; reporting recommendations for use of the CRT are outlined. MDPI 2015-03-24 2015-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4410196/ /pubmed/25811769 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403453 Text en © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Kostadinov, Iordan Daniel, Mark Stanley, Linda Gancia, Agustina Cargo, Margaret A Systematic Review of Community Readiness Tool Applications: Implications for Reporting |
title | A Systematic Review of Community Readiness Tool Applications: Implications for Reporting |
title_full | A Systematic Review of Community Readiness Tool Applications: Implications for Reporting |
title_fullStr | A Systematic Review of Community Readiness Tool Applications: Implications for Reporting |
title_full_unstemmed | A Systematic Review of Community Readiness Tool Applications: Implications for Reporting |
title_short | A Systematic Review of Community Readiness Tool Applications: Implications for Reporting |
title_sort | systematic review of community readiness tool applications: implications for reporting |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4410196/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811769 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403453 |
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