Policy Readiness and Stage of Change Needs Assessment (PRSCNA)
Basic Information
The 130-item Tobacco Control Network (TCN) PRSCNA was designed to help tobacco prevention and control programs self-rate their readiness to work on evidence-based and promising policy and system changes in preparation for new federal funding applications and to guide future TCN technical assistance.
Transferability of measure across settings: Mostly transferable (112 of 130 items transferrable)
Citing Literature
Empirical use: Roeseler A, Solomon M, Beatty C, Sipler AM. The Tobacco Control Network’s policy readiness and stage of change assessment: What the results suggest for moving tobacco control efforts forward at the state and territorial levels. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2016;22(1): 9-19. doi:10.1097/PHH.0000000000000247
Policy Application in Reviewed Studies
Setting: Community
Topic: Tobacco
Country: United States
PAPERS Ratings

Note: Blank pragmatic constructs indicate inadequate reporting to assign a non-zero score.
Overall PAPERS Pragmatic Score:
13

Note: Blank psychometric constructs were not reported in included studies.
Overall PAPERS Psychometric Score:
-1