Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific
Abstract Background One of the challenges for countries implementing food policy measures has been the difficulty in demonstrating impact and retaining stakeholder support. Consequently, research funded to help countries overcome these challenges should assess impact and translation into practice, p...
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| author | Dori Patay Kathy Trieu Briar McKenzie Shanthi Ramanathan Alexis Hure Colin Bell Anne-Marie Thow Steven Allender Erica Reeve Aliyah Palu Mark Woodward Gade Waqa Jacqui Webster |
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| description | Abstract Background One of the challenges for countries implementing food policy measures has been the difficulty in demonstrating impact and retaining stakeholder support. Consequently, research funded to help countries overcome these challenges should assess impact and translation into practice, particularly in low-resource settings. However, there are still few attempts to prospectively, and comprehensively, assess research impact. This protocol describes a study co-created with project implementers, collaborative investigators and key stakeholders to optimize and monitor the impact of a research project on scaling up food policies in Fiji. Methods To develop this protocol, our team of researchers prospectively applied the Framework to Assess the Impact from Translational health research (FAIT). Activities included (i) developing a logic model to map the pathway to impact and establish domains of benefit; (ii) identifying process and impact indicators for each of these domains; (iii) identifying relevant data for impact indicators and a cost–consequence analysis; and (iv) establishing a process for collecting quantitative and qualitative data to measure progress. Impact assessment data will be collected between September 2022 and December 2024, through reports, routine monitoring activities, group discussions and semi-structured interviews with key implementers and stakeholders. The prospective application of the protocol, and interim and final research impact assessments of each project stream and the project as a whole, will optimize and enable robust measurement of research impact. Discussion By applying this protocol, we aim to increase understanding of pathways to impact and processes that need to be put in place to achieve this. This impact evaluation will inform future projects with a similar scope and will identify transferable and/or translatable lessons for other Pacific Island states and low- and middle-income countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68f6f3d569c94ebba9f941168398499b2022-12-22T03:22:30ZengBMCHealth Research Policy and Systems1478-45052022-10-0120111210.1186/s12961-022-00927-xResearch protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the PacificDori Patay0Kathy Trieu1Briar McKenzie2Shanthi Ramanathan3Alexis Hure4Colin Bell5Anne-Marie Thow6Steven Allender7Erica Reeve8Aliyah Palu9Mark Woodward10Gade Waqa11Jacqui Webster12The George Institute for Global HealthThe George Institute for Global HealthThe George Institute for Global HealthHunter Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of NewcastleHunter Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of NewcastleGlobal Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin UniversityCharles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of SydneyGlobal Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin UniversityGlobal Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin UniversityThe George Institute for Global HealthThe George Institute for Global HealthPacific Research Centre for the Prevention of Obesity and Non Communicable Diseases, Fiji National UniversityThe George Institute for Global HealthAbstract Background One of the challenges for countries implementing food policy measures has been the difficulty in demonstrating impact and retaining stakeholder support. Consequently, research funded to help countries overcome these challenges should assess impact and translation into practice, particularly in low-resource settings. However, there are still few attempts to prospectively, and comprehensively, assess research impact. This protocol describes a study co-created with project implementers, collaborative investigators and key stakeholders to optimize and monitor the impact of a research project on scaling up food policies in Fiji. Methods To develop this protocol, our team of researchers prospectively applied the Framework to Assess the Impact from Translational health research (FAIT). Activities included (i) developing a logic model to map the pathway to impact and establish domains of benefit; (ii) identifying process and impact indicators for each of these domains; (iii) identifying relevant data for impact indicators and a cost–consequence analysis; and (iv) establishing a process for collecting quantitative and qualitative data to measure progress. Impact assessment data will be collected between September 2022 and December 2024, through reports, routine monitoring activities, group discussions and semi-structured interviews with key implementers and stakeholders. The prospective application of the protocol, and interim and final research impact assessments of each project stream and the project as a whole, will optimize and enable robust measurement of research impact. Discussion By applying this protocol, we aim to increase understanding of pathways to impact and processes that need to be put in place to achieve this. This impact evaluation will inform future projects with a similar scope and will identify transferable and/or translatable lessons for other Pacific Island states and low- and middle-income countries.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00927-xResearch impact assessmentResearch translationProcess evaluationFood policyFijiPacific health |
| spellingShingle | Dori Patay Kathy Trieu Briar McKenzie Shanthi Ramanathan Alexis Hure Colin Bell Anne-Marie Thow Steven Allender Erica Reeve Aliyah Palu Mark Woodward Gade Waqa Jacqui Webster Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific Health Research Policy and Systems Research impact assessment Research translation Process evaluation Food policy Fiji Pacific health |
| title | Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific |
| title_full | Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific |
| title_fullStr | Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific |
| title_short | Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific |
| title_sort | research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the pacific |
| topic | Research impact assessment Research translation Process evaluation Food policy Fiji Pacific health |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00927-x |
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