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Table 3 Measurements of individual capacity strengthening

From: What do we mean by individual capacity strengthening for primary health care in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic scoping review to improve conceptual clarity

Objective 2: measurement of individual capacity strengthening

Measurement tool

Domains

Articles

Pre–post learning assessment (n = 37)

Knowledge

Abrahams-Gessel et al. [52]; Ameme et al. [65]; Bemah et al. [46]; Bikinesi et al. [41]; Chaoniyom et al. [53]; Citraningtyas et al. [29]; Crocker et al. [54]; Davila et al. [47]; Garg et al. [81]; Hofmann-Broussard et al. [48]; Kabir and Hossain [82]; Kohrt et al. [64]; Mazia et al. [56]; McConnell et al. [83]; Mehrotra et al. [49]; Merchant et al. [57]; Minh et al. [58]; Murugesan et al. [74]; Namazzi et al. [84]; Okereke et al. [85]; Oleribe et al. [86]; Pringle et al. [59]; Scheel et al. [37]; Sijbrandij et al. [50]; Soeters et al. [60]; Stephens et al. [61]; Tarannum et al. [36]; Tharkar et al. [62]; Wilson et al. [63]; Yu et al. [87]

Attitude

Kohrt et al. [64]

Knowledge, skills

Hien et al. [32]; Weaver et al. [34]

Awareness (clinical), skills

Oladele et al. [80]

Knowledge, self-efficacy

Kamiru et al. [45]

Knowledge, skills, commitment, resources

Kim et al. [55]

Knowledge, attitude, practice

Taieb et al. [66]; Spagnolo et al. [51]

Pre–post self-report measures (n = 21)

Knowledge

Mehrotra et al. [49]; Sharma et al. [42]; Sennun et al. [67]

Skills

Perrone et al. [30]

Confidence

Bemah et al. [46]; Hofmann-Broussard et al. [48]; Mehrotra et al. [49]; Sharma et al. [42]

Self-efficacy

Mehrotra et al. [49]; Spagnolo et al. [51]

Knowledge, confidence

Blignault et al. [73]

Knowledge, skills

Dawson et al. [40]

Skills, self-efficacy

Davila et al. [47]

Attitude; practice

Werdenberg et al. [72]

Self-efficacy, professional satisfaction

Bikinesi et al. [41]

Knowledge, attitude, self-confidence

Williams et al. [44]

Knowledge, self-efficacy, motivation

Mutale et al. [39]

Knowledge, skills, ability, confidence

Edwards et al. [43]

Ability, leadership, motivation

Chaoniyom et al. [53]

Attitude, confidence, professional quality of life

Sijbrandij et al. [50]

Knowledge, attitude, practice, skills

Echeverri et al. [79]

Observation/simulation/surveillance data/practical evaluation (n = 20)

Knowledge

Pringle et al. [59]; Soeters et al. [60]

Skills

Abrahams-Gessel et al. [52]; Bemah et al. [46]; Merchant et al. [57]; Namagembe et al. [31]; Scheel et al. [37]; Sijbrandij et al. [50]; Stephens et al. [61]; Tarannum et al. [36]; Wilson et al. [63]

Ability

Sennun et al. [67]

Practice

Burnett et al. [70], Minh et al. [58]

Knowledge, skills

Asibon et al. [38]

Knowledge, timeliness

André et al. [68]

Knowledge, practice

Imani et al. [69]

Practice, attitude

Tharkar et al. [62]

Skills, competencies

Kohrt et al. [64]; Mazia et al. [56]

Interviews and/or focus group discussions (n = 3)

Skills

Crocker et al. [54]; Dawson et al. [40]

Knowledge, skills

Kaewboonchoo et al. [33]

Hospital data/reports (n = 1)

Knowledge, Skills

Cosimi et al. [35]

Vignettes/case scenarios (n = 3)

Attitude

Hofmann-Broussard et al. [48]; Kamiru et al. [45]; Minh et al. [58]

Follow-up questionnaires 6 or 12 months later (n = 5)

Knowledge

Abrahams-Gessel et al. [52]; Namazzi et al. [84]; Oleribe et al. [86]

Skills

Blignault et al. [73]

Knowledge, skills, attitude, confidence, professional quality of life

Sijbrandij et al. [50]