Outcomes

Definition:

The definition of the construct.

Outcome variables, the end results of evidence-based interventions, in D&I research are often different from those in traditional health research and have to be defined broadly, including short- and long-term outcomes, individual and organizational- or population-level outcomes, impacts on quality of life, adverse consequences, and economic evaluation. Although individual-level variables can also be important (e.g., behavior change variables such as smoking or physical activity), outcome measures in D&I research are typically measured at organizational, community, or policy level (e.g., organizational change, community readiness for change).

Related Models:

• Advancing health disparities research within the health care system
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research Knowledge Translation within the Research Cycle Model or Knowledge Action Model
• Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions (CICI) framework
• Critical Realism & the Arts Research Utilization Model (CRARIUM)
• Dissemination and Implementation Framework for an Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Program
• Facilitating Adoption of Best Practices (FAB) Model
• Framework for the Dissemination & Utilization of Research for Health-Care Policy & Practice
• Framework of Dissemination in Health Services Intervention Research
• Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model and Guidelines
• The SPIRIT Action Framework
• Transcreation Framework for Community-engaged Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities

Assessment Instruments:

External link to measures on the GEM site for the given construct.

• AHRQ Digital Health Equity Framework
• Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) Interview Guide Webtool