Table 2.
Meana (Standard Deviation) Responses of HIV CVLb Modeling Task Force Members (N=25) on Anonymous Post-Session Evaluation Surveys at Pre-Modeling Introductory Session (T1)c and Group Model Building Sessions 1–6 (T2–T7)c
| Survey Evaluation Question | T1 N=24 |
T2 N=20 |
T3 N=16 |
T4 N=19 |
T5 N=15 |
T6 N=14 |
T7 N=16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The overall quality of today’s session was: | 4.96 (.81) |
5.16 (.83) |
5.31 (.87) |
5.32 (1.20) |
5.57 (.51) |
5.71 (.61) |
5.00 (.73) |
| 2. In general, the level of group member participation today was: | 4.92 (.78) | 5.20 (.62) |
5.25 (.86) |
5.63 (.60) |
5.60 (.50) |
5.64 (.50) |
5.50 (.73) |
| 3. The degree to which group members’ ideas were understood and acknowledged during today’s session was: | 5.22 (.85) |
5.05 (1.00) |
5.31 (.70) |
5.32 (1.16) |
5.60 (.63) |
5.71 (.47) |
5.38 (.72) |
| 4. Responsiveness to questions group members asked today was: | 5.54 (.72) |
5.35 (.75) |
5.50 (.73) |
5.32 (1.25) |
5.53 (.64) |
5.79 (.43) |
5.44 (.63) |
| 5. You felt the quality of your participation in today’s session was: | 4.79 (1.06) |
4.94 (.94) |
5.19 (.83) |
5.21 (1.18) |
5.20 (.86) |
5.64 (.75) |
5.64 (.75) |
| 6. At the present time, your understanding of the model building process is: | 4.67 (1.01) |
4.63 (.96) |
4.94 (.68) |
5.00 (1.25) |
5.47 (.64) |
5.50 (.76) |
5.00 (.90) |
| 7. At the present time, your understanding of the components of system dynamics models (e.g., feedback loops, stocks & flows) is: | 4.54 (.98) |
4.68 (1.06) |
4.88 (1.03) |
4.95 (1.22) |
5.20 (.78) |
5.43 (.94) |
5.00 (.93) |
| 8. Based on plans described in today’s session, opportunities for group member input and participation in model building will be: | 5.08 (.88) |
4.85 (.93) |
5.25 (.68) |
5.11 (1.24) |
5.53 (.52) |
5.64 (.63) |
5.25 (.68) |
| 9. The potential for the group to develop a useful system dynamics model about the full HIV test-and-treatment care continuum for this county is: | 5.04 (.77) |
4.95 (.95) |
5.06 (.77) |
5.05 (1.39) |
5.33 (.90) |
5.64 (.63) |
5.44 (.73) |
| 10. The potential for the group to identify the necessary data to simulate the model is: | 5.00 (.85) |
4.85 (.99) |
5.00 (.82) |
4.89 (1.33) |
5.13 (1.06) |
5.57 (.65) |
5.13 (.72) |
| 11. The potential of modeling to inform decision-making to improve community health by getting providers and policy makers on the same page (as compared to decision-making without modeling) is: | 4.59 (1.26) |
4.75 (1.07) |
4.81 (.98) |
4.74 (1.37) |
5.00 (1.00) |
5.11 (1.18) |
4.88 (.81) |
| 12. The potential of modeling to save time and effort by running model simulations before we make changes (as compared to implementing changes without modeling) is: | 4.88 (1.04) |
4.95 (1.10) |
5.06 (.77) |
4.74 (1.37) |
5.13 (.92) |
5.50 (.76) |
5.19 (.75) |
| 13. The overall potential of participatory system dynamics modeling to be useful to our community is: | 4.83 (1.11) |
4.95 (1.00) |
5.13 (.81) |
4.79 (1.36) |
5.20 (.86) |
5.46 (.80) |
5.31 (.70) |
a
Range 1 (very poor) to 6 (excellent).
b
CVL = community viral load
c
T1, T2… = Time 1, Time 2… surveys time points.