Table 1 Study characteristics and use of theories, models and frameworks (n = 37)

Butterfoss, 1996

• The Committee Member Survey (CMS)

• The Plan Quality Instrument (PQI)

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Kegler, 1998

• Questionnaire

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Chan, 2000

• Social Capital Index (scale adapted from the Partnership Self-Assessment Survey, 1997)

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Shortell, 2002

• Capability Index (Partnership Self-Assessment Survey (PSAS))

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Weiss, 2002

• Partnership Self-Assessment Tool

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Metzger, 2005

• Partnership Self-Assessment Survey (PSAS)-derived scales

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Cramer, 2006

• Internal Coalition Effectiveness (ICE) Instrument

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Feinberg, 2008

• CTC Coalition Web-Based Self-Report Questionnaire

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Feinberg, 2008b

• CTC Coalition Web-Based Self-Report Questionnaire

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Orr Brawer, 2008

• Partnership Self-Assessment Tool (PSAT) (Weiss, Miller-Anderson, Lasker [57])

• Social Capital Survey (Provan et al. [58]; Israel et al. [59]; Bullen and Onyx [60])

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

King, 2009

•Community Impacts of Research Oriented Partnerships (CIROP)

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

King, 2010

• Community Impacts of Research Oriented Partnerships (CIROP) Questionnaire

• Background Information Form for Research Partnerships

• Research Contact Checklist

• CIROP Respondent Form

Cross-sectional (Qn)

C

C (constructs)

Ziff, 2010

• Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory (Mattessich, Murray-Close & Monsey [61])

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Jones, 2011

• Jones Synergy Scale

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Perkins, 2011

• CTC Websurvey for Agency Directors, Team Members

• Web-Based Survey for Technical Assistants

Nested longitudinal (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

El Ansari, 2012

• Survey

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Brown, 2012

• CTC Coalition Web-Based Survey

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Nargiso, 2013

• General Coalition Capacities Scale

• General Coalition Capacity Rubric

• Environmental strategy (ES) specific capacity rubric

Cross-sectional (Qn)

NR

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Perkins, 2014

• Adapted survey (based on PSAT(S) Cramm et al. [62]; Slaghuis et al. [63] and Cramm et al. [64])

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Chang, 2014

• Taiwan Health Promotion in Schools (HPS) Support Network Evaluation Study Survey

Post-test (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Brown, 2015

• CTC Member Coalition Function Survey

• CTC Functioning Survey (Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency [PCCD] technical assistance providers)

• Coalition Function Survey Supplement K

• Coalition Function Survey Supplement L

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Bornstein, 2015

• Member Involvement in Physical Activity Coalitions (MIPAC) Survey

Cross-sectional (Qn)

C

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Oetzel, 2015

• Key Informant Survey (KIS)

• Community Engagement Survey (CES)

Nested cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Oetzel, 2015b

22 Scales from:

• Community Engagement Survey (CES)

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Stocks, 2015

• Questionnaire (adapted from Morrow et al. [65])

Pre-post study (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Brown, 2016

• Coalition Context and Capacity Assessment Survey

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Jones, 2018

• Partnership survey

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

West, 2018

• Scale of Perceived Trustworthiness

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Oetzel, 2018

Selected scales from:

• Key Informant Survey (KIS)

• Community Engagement Survey (CES)

Multi-case study (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Duran, 2019

• Key Informant Survey (KIS)

• Community Engagement Survey (CES)

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Soobiah, 2019

• Modified Patient Engagement Evaluation Tool (PEET) (Moore et al., 2015)

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Dickson, 2020

• Key Informant Survey (KIS) (English and Spanish translation versions)

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Rodriguez Espinosa, 2020

• CBPR [community-based participatory research] Processes and Practices, and outcomes scales (from E2 Key Informant [KIS] and Community Engagement Surveys [CES])

MM (Qn-Qu)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Lucero, 2020

• CBPR Process Scales (synergy, trust, CBPR principles, participation, influence) and Trust Typology (from E2 Community Engagement Survey [CES])

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Hamilton, 2021

• Patient Engagement in Research Scale (PEIRS-22 shortened version) (modified from Hamilton et al., 2018)

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Boursaw, 2021

• Community Engagement Survey (scales (7) with subscales (23))

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)

Loban, 2021

• IMPACT Partnership Questionnaire (Weiss et al. [57]; Jones & Barry, [66])

Cross-sectional (Qn)

E

E (constructs, hypothesis test)