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  • Public Health
  • Community Health Interventions
  • Program Evaluation

Background:

  • Community readiness is crucial for intervention success but traditional measurement is resource-intensive.
  • Existing tools pose challenges for evaluating multisite community-based prevention efforts efficiently.
  • This study addresses the need for a streamlined approach to assessing community readiness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop, test, and validate an efficient online version of a community readiness tool.
  • To identify potential challenges in completing online readiness assessments.
  • To evaluate the utility of the online tool within a childhood obesity prevention program.

Main Methods:

  • An online community readiness tool was created based on an existing instrument.
  • Respondents completed both the online survey and a standard over-the-phone interview (gold standard).
  • Statistical analyses including paired t-tests, St. Laurent's correlation, and intra-class correlation (ICC) were used for validation.

Main Results:

  • Twenty-five respondents completed both assessment methods.
  • Online readiness scores were significantly higher than interview scores (p=0.03).
  • Moderate correlation (r=0.58) and good ICC (0.65) were found overall; excellent validity (r=0.83, ICC=0.78) was observed for the Leadership dimension.

Conclusions:

  • The online tool demonstrated concurrent validity for the Leadership dimension.
  • The online method significantly reduces time and resource burdens.
  • This efficient approach facilitates quicker feedback for community program planning and evaluation.