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Table 4 List of Final Pragmatic Terms/Phrases

From: Operationalizing the ‘pragmatic’ measures construct using a stakeholder feedback and a multi-method approach

Dimension

Identified Through:

Lit Review and Interviews

Lit Review Only

Interviews Only

Brief

  

connects to clinical outcomes

  

creates low assessor burden (ease of training, scoring, administration time)

  

easy to use

  

feasible

  

fits organizational activities

  

important to clinical care

  

informs clinical intervention selection

  

informs decision making

  

low burden

  

low cost

  

meaningful

  

not wordy

  

offers a compatible format to setting/user

  

produces reliable and valid results

  

reveals problems/issues in process or outcomes

  

sensitive to change

  

simple

  

the output of routine activities

  

acceptable (to staff and clients)

 

 

applicable

 

 

confirms efficacy of interventions

 

 

creates a low social desirability bias

 

 

easy to administer

 

 

easy to interpret

 

 

easy to score

 

 

efficient

 

 

focused

 

 

generates data that provides a positive feedback loop (not used for staff punishment)

 

 

has a meaningful score distribution

 

 

non-duplicative

 

 

of low complexity

 

 

offers flexible administration time

 

 

offers relative advantage over existing methods

 

 

optimizes patient care

 

 

provides a cut-off score leading to an intervention or treatment plan

 

 

relevant

 

 

accessible by phone

  

assesses organizational progress over time

  

completed with ease

  

informs adherence of fidelity

  

intuitive

  

offer automated scoring or can be scored elsewhere

  

requires no expertise

  

tied to reimbursement

  

transparent

  

uses accessible language