Table 1

Process and outcome evaluation of the Arizona community based certification model

Evaluation measures: basic tobacco cessation skills & tobacco cessation specialist certificates
 ProcessInitial outcomes Intermediate outcomesLong term outcomes
Satisfaction
• Quality of instruction
• Usefulness of materials
• Relevance of training content
• Quality/value of training overall
Learning
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Self efficacy
Participant characteristics
• Demographics
• Community representation
Organisation affiliation/recognition
• Adopting/offering training
• Seeking/granting continuing education units
Brief interventions (self report)1-150
• Percent of basic skills participants performing brief interventions
Referrals to specialists (self report)1-150
• Percent of basic skills participants making referrals
Teach basic skills 1-151
• Percent of specialists teaching basic skills
• Number of basic skills classes
• Number of basic skills participants
• Per cent of participants successfully completing class
• Per cent of participants implementing training
Delivery of intensive services 1-151
• Per cent of specialists delivering intensive services
• Number of standard client assessment intakes
• Number of Arizona Smokers' Helpline counselling intakes
• Client demongraphics
Quit attempts
(state surveillance data)
Quit methods
• Standard client assessment intakes
• (State surveillance data)
Clients enter intensive services1-150
• Specialist client referral sources
• Referral sources reported on standard client intakes
• Arizona Smokers' Helpline client referral sources
Productivity of basic skills participants (self report)
• Number of brief interventions
• Sustained brief intervention activity
• Number of referrals
• Sustained referral activity
Client drop out rate 1-151
• Programme drop out survey
Quit rates (intensive services clients) 1-151
• Standard client assessment follow ups
• Arizona Smokers' Helpline follow ups
Prevalence of:
• Tobacco use (state surveillance data)
Quit rates (population) 1-151
• Standard client assessment follow ups
• Arizona Smokers' Helpline follow ups
• (State surveillance data)
Quit methods
• Standard client assessment intakes
• (State surveillance data)
Knowledge of health risks
• (State surveillance data)
  • 1-150 Applies only to basic skills certificate.

  • 1-151 Applies only to specialist certificate.