Research Article

Community Engagement in Health Promotion: Results from a Realist Multiple Case Study

Table 5

Methods and topics in group interviews.

Interview roundMethodsGoalTopics

I—at the start of each projectEffectenArena approach [26]-facilitates an open, informative discussion between stakeholders and thereby promotes learning and dialogue within teamsIdentify main strategies to create a ToC(Assumed) activities, outcomes, conditions, investors, and beneficiaries

II—approximately mid-termTimeline method [27, 28]Keep track of developments, (changing) perspectives and strategies, as well as (preliminary) outputs and outcomesReflection on project-specific ToC
Perceived highs and lows over the first years

III—projects finished subsidised activitiesSemistructured interview guide, additional project-specific preparation by researcher based on available dataIdentify project outputs and outcomes, related mechanisms. Reflect on initial assumptions in ToCProjects perspective on outputs and outcomes
Possible mechanisms
Reflection on ToC