Technology Enabled Care: Data Review and Evaluation Options Study. Summary Repor

This document describes an evaluation of the Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Programme initiated by the Scottish Government to integrate technology into health and care services, aiming to improve citizen choice and control. The evaluation, conducted from September 2017 to March 2018, used a multi-stage approach including logic models, evidence classification, data review, and economic analysis to assess the effectiveness of the programme and guide future decision-making. The TEC Programme, recognized for its leadership in technology-enabled care, has shown positive outcomes such as increased independence for clients and reduced hospital admissions. However, challenges like service variability and sustainability were identified. The evaluation recommends adopting the Rapid, Relevant, Research Process (RRRP) framework for future evaluations and emphasizes the importance of stakeholder involvement, co-production of research, and the need for consistent evaluation methods. The document concludes with a call for further research on secondary outcomes and the development of a bank of indicators to support high-quality evaluations, reinforcing Scotland's international leadership in technology-enabled care. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: The Scottish Government (The Scottish Government)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation; Process evaluation
• Impact methods: Theory-based methods
• Theory-based methods: Other
• Process methods: Other; Other; Other; Other; Other; Other
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: May 2018

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes