Development and Evaluation of a Fidelity Instrument for PEARLS

[摘要] PurposeThis manuscript describes the development and the preliminary evaluation of a fidelity instrument for the Program for Encouraging Active and Rewarding Lives (PEARLS), an evidence-based depression care management (DCM) program. The objective of the study was to find an effective, practical, multidimensional approach to measure fidelity of PEARLS programs to the original, research-driven PEARLS protocol in order to inform program implementation at various settings nationwide.

[学科分类] 卫生学

[关键词] fidelity;implementation;depression;evidence-based;older adults