Factors influencing perceived sustainability of Dutch community health programs

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ID22945623
AutoresA Vermeer (Maastricht University, autor correspondente), A J M Vermeer, Patricia van Assema (0000-0003-4928-6495, Maastricht University), Bert Hesdahl (GGD Zuid Limburg), J Harting (0000-0002-2811-9551, University of Amsterdam), Nanne K De Vries (0000-0002-4348-707X, Maastricht University)
Ano2015
Volume30
Fascículo3
Páginas473-483
Data de publicação2015-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHealth Promotion International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/heapro/dat059
PMID24021354
OpenAlexW2150385420
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas20

We assessed the perceived sustainability of community health programs organized by local intersectoral coalitions, as well as the factors that collaborating partners think might influence sustainability. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 31 collaborating partners of 5 community health programs in deprived neighborhoods in the southern part of the Netherlands. The interview guide was based on a conceptual framework that includes factors related to the context, the leading organization, leadership, the coalition, collaborating partners, interventions and outcomes. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and content analyzed using NVivo 8.0. Participants in each of the programs varied in their perceptions of the sustainability of the program, but those people collaborating in pre-existing neighborhood structures expressed relatively high faith in their continuation. The participating citizens in particular believed that these structures would continue to address the health of the community in the future. We found factors from all categories of the conceptual framework that were perceived to influence sustainability. The program leaders appeared to be crucial to the programs, as they were frequently mentioned in close interaction with other factors. Program leaders should use a motivating and supportive leadership style and should act as 'program champions'.

Conceptual framework · Context (archaeology) · Geography · Perception · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Qualitative research · Sociology · Sustainability · Community Health and Development · Health Policy Implementation Science · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology