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Development and Application of the Scale-Up Reflection Guide (SRG)

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  • Karen Lee

    (Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Level 3, 30C Wentworth Street, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia)

  • Melanie Crane

    (Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Level 3, 30C Wentworth Street, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia)

  • Anne Grunseit

    (The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Level 3, 30C Wentworth Street, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia
    School of Public Health, The University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia)

  • Blythe O’Hara

    (Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia)

  • Andrew Milat

    (Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Level 3, 30C Wentworth Street, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia
    School of Public Health, The University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
    Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, New South Wales Ministry of Health, 1 Reserve Road, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia)

  • Luke Wolfenden

    (The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Level 3, 30C Wentworth Street, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia
    School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia)

  • Adrian Bauman

    (Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Level 3, 30C Wentworth Street, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia)

  • Femke van Nassau

    (Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Scaling up effective interventions in public health is complex and comprehensive, and published accounts of the scale-up process are scarce. Key aspects of the scale-up experience need to be more comprehensively captured. This study describes the development of a guide for reflecting on and documenting the scale-up of public health interventions, to increase the depth of practice-based information of scaling up. Reviews of relevant scale-up frameworks along with expert input informed the development of the guide. We evaluated its acceptability with potential end-users and applied it to two real-world case studies. The Scale-up Reflection Guide (SRG) provides a structure and process for reflecting on and documenting key aspects of the scale-up process of public health interventions. The SRG is comprised of eight sections: context of completion; intervention delivery, history/background; intervention components; costs/funding strategies and partnership arrangements; the scale-up setting and delivery; scale-up process; and evidence of effectiveness and long-term outcomes. Utilization of the SRG may improve the consistency and reporting for the scale-up of public health interventions and facilitate knowledge sharing. The SRG can be used by a variety of stakeholders including researchers, policymakers or practitioners to more comprehensively reflect on and document scale-up experiences and inform future practice.

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  • Karen Lee & Melanie Crane & Anne Grunseit & Blythe O’Hara & Andrew Milat & Luke Wolfenden & Adrian Bauman & Femke van Nassau, 2023. "Development and Application of the Scale-Up Reflection Guide (SRG)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(11), pages 1-18, May.
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