Overall rating of VPAT checklist domains across partner organisations (n=7) over time
| Checklist score* mean (SD) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domain description | Survey 1 (pre 1st meeting) | Survey 2 | Survey 3 | Survey 4 | Survey 5 | Survey 6 | |
| 1 | Determining the need for the partnership† | 19.9 (1.5) | 20.3 (2.5) | 20.6 (2.6) | 21.4 (1.4) | 22.6 (2.1)‡ | 22.8 (1.8)‡ |
| 2 | Choosing partners | 19.6 (1.8) | 19.7 (2.0) | 20.1 (2.4) | 18.4 (2.6) | 20.1 (2.5) | 20.8 (2.5) |
| 3 | Making sure the partnership works† | 16.3 (2.6) | 18.9 (2.0)‡ | 18.6 (2.7) | 19.1 (1.3)‡ | 18.7 (2.6) | 19.5 (2.5)‡ |
| 4 | Planning collaborative action† | 16.9 (1.3) | 19.9 (1.3)‡ | 19.7 (1.8)‡ | 20.0 (0.6)‡ | 19.3 (2.6)‡ | 20.8 (1.8)‡ |
| 5 | Implementing collaborative action | 18.3 (1.4) | 18.9 (1.1) | 18.4 (1.8) | 18.9 (2.3) | 19.3 (1.5) | 18.7 (1.6) |
| 6 | Minimising the barriers to partnership† | 16.4 (1.7) | 18.1 (2.5) | 19.1 (2.3)‡ | 20.4 (1.9)‡ | 19.7 (2.8)‡ | 20.0 (2.3)‡ |
| 7 | Reflecting on and continuing the partnership | 17.9 (0.7) | 19.0 (2.6) | 19.4 (2.4) | 19.1 (1.5) | 19.9 (3.5) | 18.5 (1.4) |
*Maximum domain score =25, maximum domain item score =5.
†Significant increasing trend over survey time points according to the repeated measures analysis of variance.
‡Comparison with first survey, p<0.05.