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dc.contributor.authorOgbeiwi, Osahon*
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-13T16:20:04Z
dc.date.available2017-01-13T16:20:04Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationOgbeiwi O (2016) Defining goal terms in development and health. British Journal of Healthcare Management. 22(11). 544-550.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/11108
dc.descriptionYesen_US
dc.description.abstractMost academic literature uses ‘goal’, ‘aim’, ‘objective’ and ‘target’ as synonymous terms, but development and healthcare sectors define them as distinct etymological entities with varied and confusing interpretations. This review sought to constructively harmonise and differentiate each definition using a thematic framework. An inductive synthesis of definitions of the goal terms collected from 22 literature sources selected through a systematic internet search. Thirty-three specific definitions were reduced through serial category-building to single general definitions, and a set of theoretical themes generated as characteristic framework of each goal. Seven conceptual themes evolved from the synthesis, including the object, scope, hierarchy, timeframe, measurability, significance and expression of each goal term. Two terms, ‘goal’ and ‘aim’ are thematically similar as broad objects of immeasurable terminal impact, with a long-term timeframe. They signify organisational success, expressed as general purpose statements. ‘Objective’ is differentiated as a specific object of measurable intermediate outcome, with short-term timeframe. It signifies intervention effectiveness, expressed as a SMART statement. ‘Target’ is simply a specific quantifiable level of an indicator. Goal, aim, objective and target are conceptually different. New frameworks for writing complete goal statements are proposed, including impact and timeframe; and outcome, indicator and timeframe frameworks for aim and objective respectivelyen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare; Definitions; Goals; Aims; Objectives; Targets; Interventionen_US
dc.titleDefining goal terms in development and healthen_US
dc.status.refereedYesen_US
dc.date.application2016-11-18
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.versionAccepted manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2016.22.11.544
refterms.dateFOA2018-07-25T15:57:24Z


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