Participatory Evaluation

“Improve program implementation and outcomes by actively engaging all stakeholders in the evaluation process”

W.K. Kellogg Foundation (2010) Evaluation Handbook
https://evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/the-w-k-kellogg-foundation-evaluation-handbook/

Perspective

The point of view from which an analysis is carried out. The NHS perspective considers costs and benefits from the point of view of the healthcare system.

Process Evaluation

“a study which aims to understand the functioning of an intervention, by examining implementation, mechanisms of impact, and contextual factors”

UK Medical Research Council (MRC) guidance (2014) Process Evaluation of Complex Interventions
mrc.ac.uk/documents/pdf/mrc-phsrn-process-evaluation-summary-guidance

Process Measure

“interactions between healthcare practitioner and patient; a series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result (such as mammography screening rate)”

“denotes what is actually being done in giving and receiving care”

UK Medical Research Council (MRC) guidance (2014) Process Evaluation of Complex Interventions
mrc.ac.uk/documents/pdf/mrc-phsrn-process-evaluation-summary-guidance