Integrated Measure of PRogram Element SuStainability in Childcare Settings (IMPRESS-C): development and psychometric evaluation of a measure of sustainability determinants in the early childhood education and care setting.
Adam ShoesmithNicole NathanMelanie LumSerene YoongErin NolanLuke WolfendenRachel C SheltonBrittany CooperCassandra LaneAlice GradyNoor ImadEdward Riley-GibsonNicole McCarthyNicole PearsonAlix HallPublished in: Implementation science : IS (2024)
The IMPRESS-C possesses strong psychometric and pragmatic qualities for assessing service executive-level perceptions of determinants influencing sustainment of public health interventions within ECEC settings. To achieve a full range of perspectives in this setting, future work should be directed to also develop and test measures of sustainability determinants at the implementer level (e.g., among individual educators and staff).