Acute gout. This stage occurs when the urate crystals that have been deposited suddenly cause acute inflammation and intense pain. This sudden attack is referred to as a flare and will normally subside within 3-10 days. Flares can sometimes be triggered by stressful events, alcohol and drugs, as well as cold weather.
Evaluation is inherently a theoretically informed approach (whether explicitly or not), and consequently any particular definition of evaluation would have be tailored to its context â the theory, needs, purpose, and methodology of the evaluation process itself. 1  Having said this, evaluation has been defined as:
Original url for document: http://www.bja.evaluationwebsite.org/html/documents/process_evaluation_gangs.htm. Note: For process evaluation see the Process Evaluation section below. After the process evaluation section is a short section on impact evaluation. Without a systematic evaluation, an agency may not be able to assess whether its gang suppression strategy is successful. A careful evaluation will suggest ways to improve or expand operations, point out strengths and weaknesses, and help other departments adapt similar strategies to meet their communities' needs.