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process evaluation

process evaluation Process evaluation is the systematic study of how an intervention is put into practice, including how it is delivered, received, and experienced.

Process evaluation is the systematic study of how an intervention is put into practice, including how it is delivered, received, and experienced. It is used alongside outcome evaluation to explain why a program succeeds or fails in real-world settings and to clarify the processes behind its results.

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Drafting source: Mere Rainer; Sisask Merike; Värnik Peeter; Van Audenhove Chantal. From participation to systematization: A scoping review of theoretical frameworks guiding process evaluations in community mental health interventions. 2026; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0354732; article XML SHA-256 41c6a855c2367ef91fa8d347233b9dae842c38047b45eb0d04bbd4ae7d164eda. “From participation to systematization: A scoping review of theoretical frameworks guiding process evaluations in community mental health interventions” (10.1371/journal.pone.0354732).
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