Table 5 Appraisal of use and reporting of an evaluation framework in studies using a single evaluation framework
Framework(s) | Intervention name | First author & publication | Framework stated in introduction | Framework components described | Study stated as based on framework | Outcomes linked to components | Framework mentioned | Explicitly based on framework | No. of components linked | Adaptations described | Limitations described |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CDC Framework [37] | WAVE | Meng [57] | No | No | Yes | Yes | √ |  | Not sure | No | No |
Developing a Process-Evaluation Plan [30] | APAN | Blackford [58] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | Yes | Yes |
Exercise Counselling | McCarthy [59] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | No | No | |
NECaSP | Curry [60] | No | No | Yes | Not sure |  | √ | Not sure | Yes | Yes | |
PACES | Webster [61] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | √ |  | Not sure | No | No | |
ToyBox-study | De Craemer [62] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | Yes | Yes | |
Evaluation: a Systematic Approach [38] | FLEX | Wright [63] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | Not sure | Yes | No |
Logic Model | Girls Active | Harrington [64] | No | No | No | No | √ |  | Not sure | No | No |
GOTR | Ullrich-French [65] | No | No | Not sure | Yes | √ |  | Not sure | Yes | No | |
Healthy Start | Chow [66] | No | No | Yes | Not sure | √ |  | At least one | No | Yes | |
School–Community Linked PA | Griffiths [67] | No | No | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | No | Yes | |
Model of Implementation [39] | MAGNET | Burkart [68] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | Not sure | No | No |
MRC Guidance for Development & Evaluation of Complex Interventions [16] | Action 3.30 | Jago [69] | No | No | No | No | √ |  | Not sure | No | No |
BGDP | Jago [70] | No | No | No | Yes | √ |  | At least one | No | No | |
BGDP | Sebire [71] | Yes | No | No | No | √ |  | At least one | No | No | |
GoActive | Corder [72] | Yes | No | Yes | No | √ |  | Not sure | No | No | |
Movement as Medicine | Avery [73] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | No | Yes | |
STAND | Biddle [74] | Yes | No | No | No | √ |  | None | No | No | |
MRC Process Evaluation of Complex Interventions [32] | BGDP | Sebire [75] | Yes | No | Yes | Not sure | √ |  | At least one | Not sure | Yes |
BGDP | Sebire [76] | No | No | No | No | √ |  | None | No | No | |
LPAW | Lefler [77] | Yes | No | Yes | No | √ |  | None | No | No | |
PACE-UP | Furness [78] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | No | No | |
We Act | Bonde [79] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | No | |
Outcome Model [36] | Healingo Fit | Dadaczynski [80] | No | No | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | No | No |
PRECEDE PROCEED [81] | SPACE | Tucker [82] | No | No | Yes | No | √ |  | Not sure | No | No |
Process Evaluation for Public Health [31] | Group fitness | Sofija [83] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | No |
PAC | Matthews [84] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | √ |  | At least one | No | No | |
RE-AIM [10] | 5-As | Galaviz [85] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | No |
ACTIVE | Christian [86] | No | No | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | No | |
CHAM JAM | Reznik [87] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | No | |
COMMUNICATE | Kamada [4] | No | No | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | No | No | |
Enhance®Fitness | Kohn [88] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | No | No | |
Enhance®Fitness | Petrescu-Prahova [89] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | Yes | Yes | |
FAN | Wilcox [90] | Yes | No | Yes | Not sure |  | √ | At least one | No | No | |
FitEx & ALED | Harden [91] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | No | Yes | |
Guided Walking | Baba [92] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | Yes | |
HKOS | Economos [93] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | Yes | No | |
Healthy Start-Départ Santé | Ward [94] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | No | |
Healthy Together | Jung [95] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | No | |
IMIL | Allar [96] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | Yes | Yes | |
ManUp | Caperchione [97] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | Yes | |
PAFES | Gonzalez-Viana [98] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | Yes | |
Promotora Community Health Program | Schwingel [99] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | Yes | Yes | |
RCP & ACP | Paez [100] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | Yes | Yes | |
Sport England funded project | Koorts [101] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | Yes | Yes | |
Stair Climbing | Bellicha [102] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | Yes | Yes | |
STEPs & LET US Play | Beets [103] | No | No | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | Not sure | Yes | |
STEPs & LET US Play | Beets [104] | No | No | Yes | Yes |  | √ | At least one | Yes | Yes | |
SAGE | Lee [105] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | Yes | |
TAME health | Lewis [106] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | Yes | |
Walking Works | Adams [107] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | Yes | |
Realist Evaluation [33] | CBHEPA | Herens [108] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | Not sure | Yes |
Local Authority Sport & PA | Daniels [109] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | Yes | Yes | |
Local Environment Model | Willis [110] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | √ | All | No | No | |
Project SoL | Mikkelsen [111] | No | Yes | Yes | No | √ |  | Not sure | No | No |