Evaluating the integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary health care

Table 2 Implementation evaluation

Evaluated dimensions	Decision-makers	Primary care prof.	Specia-lists	CDPM prof.	Patients/family	Patient records	Project documentation
Pre-intervention stage
Description of settings (contextual factors) (C)	FG	FG	II	FG
Needs analysis (C)	FG	FG	II	FG
Intervention stage
Identification of problems and difficulties (C)							Document analysis
Care and services for patients (I) (Intervention fidelity)						Checklist entry
Post-intervention stage
Extent of implementation/Services offered (I)				II		Data entry
Opinion on the implementation process (C)	FG	FG		FG
Description of effects on professionals/organizations (E)	FG	FG		FG
Care and services for patients (I)				FG	FG
Identification of barriers and facilitating factors (C)	FG	FG		II
Satisfaction with intervention (E)	FG	FG		II	FG

FG: Focus group; II: Individual interview; C: Context; I: Intervention and action mechanisms; E: Effects of the intervention at the patient, practitioner and organizational levels.

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