Table 1 RE-AIM framework, evaluation objectives, indicators, and data sources
Applicable RE-AIM Constructs | Evaluation objectives | Indicator(s) | Data Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Reach “The absolute number, proportion, and representativeness of individuals who are willing to participate in a given...intervention...” p.3 [32] | Examine reach in the eligible patient population and across sociodemographic groups | Proportion of 2020 eligible patients who responded to any survey question | EHR data extraction |
Sociodemographic comparability of 2020 eligible patients based on survey completeness, overall and by domain | EHR data extraction | ||
Effectiveness “The impact of an intervention on important outcomes, including potential negative effects...[as well as] heterogeneity of effects.” p.3 [32] | Understand effectiveness in identifying patient SDOH needs overall and across sociodemographic groups | Proportion of 2020 participating patients who had an identified SDOH need | EHR data extraction |
Sociodemographic comparability of 2020 participating patients based on identified SDOH need | EHR data extraction | ||
Discern staff perspectives on potential impact of pilot survey and standard work on patients | Proportion of staff who identify potential positive impacts on patients | Staff experience survey | |
Proportion of staff who identify potential negative impacts on patients | Staff experience survey | ||
Discern physician perspectives on the impact of having social needs information on medical decision making | Proportion of physician staff respondents who agreed that having patients’ social needs information would influence medical decision making | Staff experience survey | |
Adoption “The absolute number, proportion, and representativeness of...intervention agents who are willing to initiate a program [and]...Reasons for adoption or non-adoption.” p.3 [32] | Discern staff perspectives in relation to the utility and appropriateness of the pilot survey and standard work | Proportion of staff who agree with the relevance of collecting social needs information | Staff experience survey |
Proportion of staff who agree with the utility of collecting social needs information | Staff experience survey | ||
Implementation “At the setting level...the intervention agents’ fidelity to the various elements of an intervention’s protocol, including consistency of delivery as intended and the time required.” p.4 [32] | Assess impact on visit length across patient sociodemographic groups | Comparability of 2019 and 2020 visit lengths among eligible patients | EHR data extraction |
Sociodemographic comparability of visit length among 2020 eligible patients | EHR data extraction | ||
Discern staff perspectives on barriers to implementation of pilot survey and standard work | Proportion of staff who are knowledgeable about and confident in the implementation of the SDOH pilot survey and standard work | Staff experience survey | |
Proportion of staff who experienced barriers to implementing the SDOH pilot survey and standard work | Staff experience survey |