tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719829.post2328724464785467186..comments2024-03-27T12:04:05.897+00:00Comments on Rick On the Road: Checklists as mini theories-of-changeRick Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028422984421301184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719829.post-21342822583065170882007-10-27T15:54:00.000+00:002007-10-27T15:54:00.000+00:00Hi Rick, I have seem similar checklists and I thin...Hi Rick, I have seem similar checklists and I think they are a good complement to actual surveying/interviewing of health workers and patients/populations. What I find odd about this checklist is apart from the point you make about lack of prioritization is the way weighting is done - sometimes they speak of "90%", "80%", "50%" or "30%" - to achieve an indicator - how did they choose these percentages - and why the difference? I prefer checklists where there is a "neutral" phase such as "current state of water system" and a scale "low/medium/high".<BR/>Glenn O'NeilUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632892213283898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719829.post-7687694796502328792007-10-20T09:53:00.000+00:002007-10-20T09:53:00.000+00:00Interesting point. Two possible responses:1. Make ...Interesting point. Two possible responses:<BR/>1. Make sure there are follow up visits six or twelve months later, after graduation, to see if the checklist score has been sustained.<BR/>2. Build in some items on the checklist menu that might be indicative of likely sustainability. For example, "There have been no gaps in the essential drug supply availability over the last twelve months"Rick Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028422984421301184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719829.post-3339337049332834362007-10-15T08:54:00.000+00:002007-10-15T08:54:00.000+00:00Hi Rick. I see a third 'problem' with the checklis...Hi Rick. I see a third 'problem' with the checklist and its use. If, as you say "if all the attributes are ticked then the health centre will be deemed to have “graduated” and no longer need to be given development assistance", then the checklist does not provide any element as to the medium/long term sustainability of the checked situation. A positive situation you have witnessed today under support by the programme could disappear tomorrow for a lot of reasons. The checklist seems to provide a still picture at a particular moment in time without checking for longer term sustainability factors, which could alter substantially any judgment. I tink.<BR/>Best,<BR/>MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com