Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT)

Qualitative/Quantitative:
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Qualitative

Type of Instrument:
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Survey

Number of Items:
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19

Subscale Information:
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THE PROBLEM (1) THE PROGRAM/INTERVENTION (1) STRATEGIC/POLITICAL CONTEXT (2) EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS (1) INTERVENTION COSTS (1) FIDELITY AND ADAPTATION (3) DELIVERY SETTING AND WORKFORCE (4) IMPLEMENTATION INFRASTRUCTURE (1) SUSTAINABILITY (3)

Language Availability:
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English
French

Brief Description:
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The Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT) was developed to support policy-makers and practitioners to make systematic assessments of the suitability of health interventions for scale-up.

Citing Literature - Development/Original:
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Milat A, Lee K, Conte K, Grunseit A, Wolfenden L, van Nassau F, Orr N, Sreeram P, Bauman A. Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool: A decision support tool for health policy makers and implementers. Health Res Policy Syst. 2020 Jan 3;18(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12961-019-0494-2. PMID: 31900230; PMCID: PMC6942323.

Citing Literature - Empirical Use/Application:
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Lee K, Milat A, Grunseit A, Conte K, Wolfenden L, Bauman A. The Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool: a pilot study assessing five interventions for scalability. Public Health Res Pract. 2020;30(2):e3022011. Grady A, Jackson J, Wolfenden L, Lum M, Yoong SL. Assessing the scalability of healthy eating interventions within the early childhood education and care setting: secondary analysis of a Cochrane systematic review. Public Health Nutrition. 2023;26(12):3211-3229. doi:10.1017/S1368980023002550

Website:
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Attachments:
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Version:
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10/19/24

Related Instrument:
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Visual output similar to precis 2-PS
Some domains related to PRISM
  • Intended Focus

      Levels of Data Collection:
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      Implementer
      Organizational
      Community
      System
      Policy

      Intended Priority Population:
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      Researcher/Evaluator
      Clinician
      Administrator
      Employer
      System/Policy Maker

      Intended Priority Setting:
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      Clinical Outpatient
      Clinical Inpatient
      Residential Care
      Community Organization
      Public Health Agency
      School
      Workplace

      Policy:
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      Not Found

      Equity Focus:
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      Not Found
  • Psychometric Properties

      Scoring:
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      Yes

      Norms:
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      Not Found

      Responsiveness:
      information tooltip image The ability of the assessment instrument to detect change over time (i.e., sensitivity to change or intervention effects).

      Yes

      Validity:

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      Reliability:

      Not Found

      Factor Analysis:

      Not Found
  • Pragmatic Properties

      Time to Administer:
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      Not Found

      Secondary Data:

      Not Found

      Cost:
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      Free

      Literacy:
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      Not Found

      Interpretation:
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      Not Found

      Training:
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      Not Found

      Resources Required to Administer:
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      None/Low

      User Guidance:
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      Guidance to Administer
      Guidance to Analyze
      Guidance to Interpret
      Guidance for Action/Decision

      Obtrusiveness:
      information tooltip image Degree of intrusion the participants will experience because of the data collection when using the assessment instrument (e.g., assessment instruments that rely on use of secondary data or automated data will be less obtrusive)

      Medium: Asyncronous collection of data
      High: Observation and syncronous collection of data

      Interactivity:
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      Adaptive Instrument
      Generative Outcome