title: Observer evaluation as a tool for field level evaluation of performance.
abstract: A field-level assessment of the job performance of a category of health professionals was carried out using the technique of non-participant observation of client-health worker interactions. Presenting the data so obtained in the form of a 'performance profile' enabled identification of areas in which this category of health workers showed a lower level of performance, indicating areas where alterations in basic and in-service training programmes are required.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Weerakoon
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Fernando
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013188:Sri Lanka