A scoping review of commissioning practices used in the evaluation of Indigenous health and wellbeing programs: Protocol article

Summer May Finlay, Amohia Boulton, Helen Simpson, Bronwyn Fredericks, Yvette Roe, Jenni Judd, James A. Smith, Janaya Pender, Margaret Cargo

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Abstract

Despite the billions of dollars invested in improving Indigenous health and wellbeing outcomes in Australia, there is little evidence of program effectiveness to inform policy and practice. The deficiency of evaluations is problematic. Critical to this process is the effective engagement of commissioners with Indigenous peoples, which is not well documented. Currently, there is scant evidence on modes of commissioning practices used. This scoping review will aim to identify the spectrum of commissioning practices used when evaluating Indigenous health and wellbeing programs in Australia, codifying them into a model set. Documents (between 2008 and 2020) will be retrieved from Scopus, Proquest, Informit, Google Scholar and via a web-based search that refers to the commissioning of Indigenous health and wellbeing program evaluations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the United States. Importantly, the research team is Indigenous-led and the project’s governance, quality and translation framework will be informed by a project advisory group, including Indigenous associates. This will be the first scoping review globally to identify practices used to commission Indigenous health and wellbeing program evaluations. Results will be utilised to strengthen the commissioning practices of Indigenous health and wellbeing programs in Australia and overseas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)220-242
Number of pages23
JournalEvaluation Journal of Australasia
Volume23
Issue number4
Early online date20 Sept 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council under grant GNT1165913.

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