Study protocol: evaluation of a community health promotion program in a socioeconomically deprived city district in the Netherlands using mixed methods and guided by action research

Table 1 Study overview – frameworks, methods, tools, participants, and repeats

Research question	Framework	Methods	Tools	Participants	Repeats
RQ1. Perceptions	SPT RPM	Interviews Photography	Focus groups Photovoice [67, 68]	100 inhabitants 32–40 inhabitants	1 2
RQ2. Participation	SPT	Literature study Interviews Questionnaire Document analysis	Pretty’s participation ladder [34] Empowerment checklist [74] Health literacy questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q) [71]	100 inhabitants	2
RQ3. Mechanisms	HALL Framework	Document analysis Interviews Checklist	Coordinated action checklist [48] Participatory network mapping tool (PNMT) [60] Network analysis tool [60]	12 professionals 6–8 network partners	3 3
RQ4. Overall impact	Logic Model	Literature study Questionnaire Interviews Document analysis	Activities database Photovoice [67, 68] Citizens’ survey (2 yearly) [16] Health monitor (4 yearly) [76]	32–40 inhabitants Representative sample of 600 inhabitants	1 2 3

Abbreviations: HALL Healthy Alliance, HLQ Health Literacy Questionnaire, RPM Reasonable Person Model, PNMT Participatory network mapping tool, RQ Research Question, SES Socioeconomic Status, SPT Social Practice Theory, VoM Voorstad on the Move

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