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Maud J J Ter Bogt1,2, Hilde Tobi3, Christine G J I van Straten1
1Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Frontiers in Public Health
|March 20, 2025
Summary
A new rubric was developed to assess multidisciplinary Learning Communities (LCs) in Dutch municipalities. This tool helps evaluate LC partnership, learning, and action, optimizing health behavior promotion strategies.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Community Health
- Health Promotion
Background:
- Dutch municipalities utilize systems approaches to enhance citizen health behaviors.
- Learning Communities (LCs) are key collaborative platforms within these approaches.
- Optimizing LCs requires understanding knowledge creation and application.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the multidisciplinary and participatory process for developing a rubric for health-focused LCs.
- To create a tool for assessing LC effectiveness in municipal health initiatives.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire-based rubric development process was employed.
- Iterative literature review and expert/member input were utilized.
- Expert sessions and qualitative/quantitative reliability and usability testing were conducted.
Main Results:
- A final rubric with eight constructs assessing LC partnership, learning, and action was developed.
- The rubric showed relatively high reliability and adequate usability.
- High response rates facilitated insights, leading to LC adjustments.
Conclusions:
- The participatory development process was vital for rubric creation.
- LC facilitators are encouraged to use the rubric for evaluating and improving health approaches.
- Further research on rubric reliability and usability in diverse settings is recommended.
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