TABLE 1. Levels of Comprehensive Evaluation
| Level/purpose |
Research questions |
Evidence used in current evaluation |
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| Need |
Is the program filling a service gap/meeting a need in the community? |
Literature review, referral patterns, community investment, and requests for program from other communities |
| Theory |
Is there sufficient evidence for the theories underlying the program? |
Semistructured interview assessing patterns of risk in 45 men referred to the program. |
| Process |
Is the program being implemented successfully so that it meets the needs of clients and stakeholders? |
Rates of attrition and interviews with referral agents from the community |
| Outcome |
Do clients make gains in desired areas from pre- to postintervention? |
Examination of change from pre- to postintervention in 23 clients |
| Efficacy and efficiency |
Do members of the target group make more gains in this program than they would have without a program, or in a different program, and are such gains achieved at a lower cost? |
Not evaluated |
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