Question: Used the CDC Framework program evaluation to evaluate this article: Program Evaluation of SeeMe: Understanding Frailty Together by Liu et al. 2022

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8887708/

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention. Evaluation working group: Overview of the Framework for Program Evaluation. CDC [Internet]. 1999Nov.2 [cited 2023Mar.18]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/evaluation/materials/frameworkoverview.pdf

USED ELEMENTS OF THE CDC FRAMEWORK

A) Steps in evaluation Practice

1)Engage stakeholders: Those involved, those affected, primary intended users

2)Describe the program: Need, expected effects, activities, resources, stage, context, logic model

3)Focus the evaluation design: Purpose, users, uses, questions, methods, agreements

4)Justify conclusions: Standards, analysis/synthesis, interpretation, judgment, recommendations

5)Gather credible evidence: Indicators, sources, quality, quantity, logistics

6)Ensure use and share lessons learned: Design, preparation, feedback, follow-up, dissemination Standards for Effective Evaluation

B) Standards for effective evaluation

1) Utility: Serve the information needs of intended users

2) Feasibility: Be realistic, prudent, diplomatic, and frugal

3) Propriety: Behave legally, ethically, and with due regard for the welfare of those involved and those affected

4) Accuracy: Reveal and convey technically accurate information