Fidelity Criteria: Development, Measurement, and Validation.

摘要: Fidelity may be defined as the extent to which delivery of an intervention adheres protocol or program model originally developed. measurement has increasing significance for evaluation, treatment effectiveness research, and service administration. Yet few published studies using fidelity criteria provide details on construction a valid index. The purpose this review article is outline steps in development, measurement, validation criteria, providing examples from health education literatures. We further identify important issues conducting each step. Finally, we raise questions about dynamic nature appropriate statistical analysis methods, inclusion structure process assessment, role theory deciding balance between adaptation versus exact replication programs. Further attention use refinement evaluation practice.