Table 2.
Partnership evaluation surveys, at baseline (n = 11) and follow-up (n = 9)
| Baseline Mean (SD) | Follow-up Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| General satisfaction | ||
| I am generally satisfied with our partnership with the NYU Section for Health Equity | 1.73 (1.01) | 1.33 (0.71) |
| I am satisfied with the priorities being addressed through my organization’s partnership with the NYU Section for Health Equity | 1.73 (1.01) | 1.44 (1.01) |
| I frequently think of having my organization sever its affiliation with the NYU Section for Health Equity | 3.55 (1.57) | 4.56 (1.01) |
| Our partnership has been effective in achieving its goals | 2.55 (0.69) | 1.89 (0.93) |
| Impact | ||
| Participating in our partnership has increased my knowledge and understanding of the other organizations working with the NYU Section for Health Equity (e.g., other organizations involved with Stamp Out Cancer Brooklyn or these workshops) | 2.36 (0.92) | 1.67 (0.87) |
| Participation in our partnership has increased my organization’s capacity to conduct research | 2.64 (1.03) | 2.44 (0.88) |
| My organization uses knowledge generated by our partnership’s project(s) | 1.91 (0.94) | 1.67 (0.71) |
| Trust | ||
| I feel comfortable talking openly and honestly at our partnership meetings | 1.73 (0.90) | 1.44 (0.73) |
| I am comfortable bringing new ideas to our partnership meetings | 1.73 (0.90) | 1.44 (0.73) |
| Partnership members respect each other’s points of view even if they might disagree | 1.73 (.90) | 1.11 (.33) |
| Decision making | ||
| All partnership members have a voice in decisions made by the group | 1.91 (1.04) | 1.33 (0.50) |
| It often takes our partnership too long to reach a decision. radio, Required | 2.64 (0.67) | 3.22 (0.83) |
| Organization and structure of meetings | ||
| I find partnership meetings useful | 1.91 (0.94) | 1.67 (1.00) |
| Partnership meetings are too frequent | 3.36 (0.67) | 3.67 (1.00) |
| Partnership meetings are well organized | 2.09 (0.94) | 1.11 (0.33) |
| Systems thinking | ||
| At the present time, your understanding of the components of system dynamics models (e.g., feedback loop, stocks & flows) is: | 3.82 (1.07) | 2.89 (1.05) |
| The potential of modeling to inform decision-making or to improve decision making (as compared to decision making without modeling) is: | 2.91 (0.83) | 2.22 (0.97) |
| Overall satisfaction | ||
| How useful were the Group Model Building activities to your organization? | – | 2.33 (0.50) |
| How convenient was it to participate in Group Model Building meetings? | – | 1.88 (0.78) |
A lower mean represents greater agreement with the statement under each domain. The means are based on a Likert scale where ‘1’ is strongly agree, ‘2’ is agree, ‘3’ is neutral, ‘4’ is disagree, and ‘5’ is disagree. Overall satisfaction was only assessed at follow-up