Using concept mapping methods to evaluate overdose data to action program efforts in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

IF 2 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-14 DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102532

Stephanie L. Creasy, Erin Seger, Molly Eggleston, Mary Hawk, James E. Egan

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Abstract

Background

The Pitt Public Health evaluation team used a mixed-methods, community-based participatory research method of concept mapping to evaluate factors affecting the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) opioid overdose surveillance and prevention project outcomes for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Methods

In June 2021 we developed the focal prompt: “What factors work to help or limit OD2A program outcomes at the individual, community, and or/system level?”Community partners participated in three phases: Brainstorming, Sorting and Rating, and Interpretation. Using concept mapping software, we applied multidimensional scaling to visualize a point map displaying factors and their relative relationships, and hierarchical cluster analysis to generate concept maps displaying clusters of factors.

Results

During the brainstorming phase community partners (N = 18) generated 69 unique statements describing factors impacting OD2A work and community partners (N = 16) sorted and rated statements using concept mapping software. In the interpretation community partners (N = 26) selected the 10-cluster map as the most salient cluster solution. Using this cluster map and cluster ratings, we identified Stigma, Criminalization and Marginalization, and Racial Equity as factors of highest importance to overdose prevention success but lowest in success thus far.

Discussion

Using concept mapping to evaluate factors affecting OD2A outcomes was a successful method of engaging community partners in considering opportunities to strengthen OD2A and future overdose prevention efforts.

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在宾夕法尼亚州阿勒格尼县，使用概念图方法评估药物过量数据，以实施行动计划。

背景：皮特公共卫生评估小组使用混合方法，以社区为基础的概念图参与性研究方法来评估影响宾夕法尼亚州阿勒格尼县阿片类药物过量监测和预防项目结果的因素。方法：在2021年6月，我们开发了焦点提示：“在个人、社区和/或系统层面，哪些因素有助于或限制OD2A项目的结果？”社区合作伙伴参与了三个阶段：头脑风暴、分类和评级以及解释。利用概念图软件，我们采用多维尺度来可视化显示因子及其相对关系的点图，并采用分层聚类分析来生成显示因子簇的概念图。结果：在头脑风暴阶段，社区合作伙伴（N = 18）产生了69个独特的陈述，描述了影响OD2A工作的因素，社区合作伙伴（N = 16）使用概念图软件对陈述进行了分类和评级。在解译社区合作伙伴（N = 26）中，选择10聚类图作为最显著的聚类解决方案。利用这一聚类图和聚类评级，我们确定了污名化、犯罪化和边缘化以及种族平等是对过量预防成功最重要的因素，但迄今为止成功程度最低。讨论：使用概念图来评估影响OD2A结果的因素是一种成功的方法，可以让社区合作伙伴考虑加强OD2A和未来过量预防工作的机会。

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Evaluation and Program Planning SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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