Logical Model for a plan to tackle COVID-19: contributions to evaluation

Abstract

This study aimed to present the process to develop and validate the logical model of the Contingency Plan to face COVID-19 at the University Hospital of Brasília (HUB-UnB/Ebserh). It is part of an evaluability study, with a qualitative methodology, developed in a participatory way, with those interested in the evaluation (managers and health professionals) at the hospital and was carried out between July 2020 and February 2021. All products were validated by interested parties. The validated logical model is composed of seven components and 18 activities and 109 products. The components were ‘Management’, ‘Assistance’, ‘Workforce’, ‘Surveillance’, ‘Support and Strategic Supplies’, ‘Teaching, Research and Extension’ and ‘Communication’. The culture of health assessment is of great importance to demonstrate the effectiveness and impact of interventions and support managers in decision-making. The use of logical models allows the visualization of the rationality of the intervention, presenting its operation and the link between the causal relations and its elements.