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Cathleen Kane1, William Trochim2, Haim Bar3
1New York University Langone Health, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), New York, NY, United States.
Frontiers in Public Health
|April 15, 2025
Summary
Concept mapping effectively evaluated the large-scale Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program. It identified key measures for public health transformation, balancing importance with feasibility for future program development.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Translational Science
- Program Evaluation
Background:
- Evaluating large-scale public health initiatives like the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program presents significant complexity.
- The CTSA Program, funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), involves over 60 national sites.
- Effective evaluation requires balancing local adaptability with national consistency.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program using a novel evaluation approach.
- To identify and organize key measures for evaluating the CTSA Program's activities, outcomes, and impacts.
- To inform the development of unified, data-driven evaluation frameworks for the CTSA network.
Main Methods:
- Employed concept mapping, a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative brainstorming with quantitative analysis.
- Engaged over 100 evaluation stakeholders across the CTSA network.
- Utilized multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis to organize identified measures.
Main Results:
- Over 80 measures were identified and organized into thematic clusters, reflecting a progression from activities to impacts.
- Long-term impacts were highly valued but ranked low in feasibility, especially those linked to the Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM).
- Concept mapping facilitated consensus-building and identified critical foundational factors like collaboration and education.
Conclusions:
- Concept mapping is effective for evaluating complex, large-scale programs by integrating diverse stakeholder perspectives.
- Findings highlight challenges in measuring long-term impacts and feasibility within the CTSA framework.
- The study supports the development of unified evaluation frameworks, such as TSBM or a CTSA logic model, to enhance the program's public health impact.
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