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Evaluating Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit using a utilization-focused evaluation framework: Successful strategies and prerequisite conditions

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A utilization-focused evaluation (Patton, 1997) framework was used in 2004-2005 to conduct a pilot evaluation of Canada's newly unveiled Compassionate Care Benefit from a family caregivers' perspective. This paper presents a description of the successful utilization-focused evaluation process. Successful strategies are summarized in three main categories: (1) motivated leadership; (2) regular, planned communication; and (3) consistent and continued commitment of all parties involved. Three main prerequisite conditions for success were found to include: (a) have in place a widely representative Evaluation Taskforce with as many, if not all, key stakeholders represented; (b) have the program of concern and the focus of the evaluation flexible enough to actually accommodate change; and (c) adhere to a pre-determined timeline.

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  • Williams, Allison M., 2010. "Evaluating Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit using a utilization-focused evaluation framework: Successful strategies and prerequisite conditions," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 33(2), pages 91-97, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:33:y:2010:i:2:p:91-97
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    1. Silvia Librada-Flores & María Nabal-Vicuña & Diana Forero-Vega & Ingrid Muñoz-Mayorga & María Dolores Guerra-Martín, 2020. "Implementation Models of Compassionate Communities and Compassionate Cities at the End of Life: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-15, August.
    2. Marshall, Brittany & Salabarría-Peña, Yamir & Douglas, Chelsea & Nakelsky, Shoshanna & Pichon, Latrice C., 2022. "The utility of evaluation in optimizing implementation and improvement of HIV prevention programming," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).

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