Theories, models and frameworks used in capacity building interventions relevant to public health: a systematic review

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Samiya Abdi¹  Gloria Mensah¹  Kara DeCorby¹  Kim Bergeron¹  Benjamin Rempel¹  Heather Manson² 

[1] Public Health Ontario, 480 University Avenue, Suite 300, M5G 1V2, Toronto, ON, Canada;Public Health Ontario, 480 University Avenue, Suite 300, M5G 1V2, Toronto, ON, Canada;School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, ON, Canada;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, 6th floor, M5T 3M7, Toronto, ON, Canada;

关键词: Capacity building;    Public health;    Theories;    Models;    Frameworks;    Health promotion;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-017-4919-y

 received in 2017-08-11, accepted in 2017-11-15,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThere is limited research on capacity building interventions that include theoretical foundations. The purpose of this systematic review is to identify underlying theories, models and frameworks used to support capacity building interventions relevant to public health practice. The aim is to inform and improve capacity building practices and services offered by public health organizations.MethodsFour search strategies were used: 1) electronic database searching; 2) reference lists of included papers; 3) key informant consultation; and 4) grey literature searching. Inclusion and exclusion criteria are outlined with included papers focusing on capacity building, learning plans, professional development plans in combination with tools, resources, processes, procedures, steps, model, framework, guideline, described in a public health or healthcare setting, or non-government, government, or community organizations as they relate to healthcare, and explicitly or implicitly mention a theory, model and/or framework that grounds the type of capacity building approach developed. Quality assessment were performed on all included articles. Data analysis included a process for synthesizing, analyzing and presenting descriptive summaries, categorizing theoretical foundations according to which theory, model and/or framework was used and whether or not the theory, model or framework was implied or explicitly identified.ResultsNineteen articles were included in this review. A total of 28 theories, models and frameworks were identified. Of this number, two theories (Diffusion of Innovations and Transformational Learning), two models (Ecological and Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation) and one framework (Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning) were identified as the most frequently cited.ConclusionsThis review identifies specific theories, models and frameworks to support capacity building interventions relevant to public health organizations. It provides public health practitioners with a menu of potentially usable theories, models and frameworks to support capacity building efforts. The findings also support the need for the use of theories, models or frameworks to be intentional, explicitly identified, referenced and for it to be clearly outlined how they were applied to the capacity building intervention.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017