Cover

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I - Rationale for a Handbook of Program Development

Chapter 1 - Rationale for Program Development Methods

Why a Science of Health Behavior Program Development Is Important

History of Behavioral Health and Program Development

An Overview of Program Development

Issues for Implementation

General Discussion

Commentary

Chapter 2 - Case Study 1 Implementing Program Development in a State or Local Health Department: A Smoking Prevention Media Campaign Example

Using the Chain Model

Conclusions

Chapter 3 - Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Empirically Based Health Behavior Program Planning

Health Promotion: Promise and Undocumented Performance

Barriers to Empirically Based Health Behavior Program Development

Overcoming Barriers to Empirical Program Development

Conclusions

Commentary 1

Commentary 2

Part II - The Connection Between Theory and Activity Pooling

Chapter 4 - Praxis in Health Behavior Program Development

Definitions

Levels of Theory and Levels of Measurement

How Does Theory Suggest Program Ideas?

Why Do Applied Professionals Provide Only Lip Service to Theory?

Why Is Theory Important for Health Behavior Program Development?

Criteria for Theory Development or Selection

Tying Theory Into Specific Health Areas: Linking Theory With Health Problems

Tying Theory Into Specific Health Areas: Measures and Activities

Discussion

Commentary

Chapter 5 - Case Study 2 Implicit Cognition Theory in Drug Use and Driving-Under-the-Influence Interventions

Principles of Memory Association Applicable to Interventions and Their Evaluation

A Specific Application of Theory in Booster Programming

Summary and Implications

Chapter 6 - Choosing Assessment Studies to Clarify Theory-Based Program Ideas

Conceptual Issues: The Importance of Etiological Research

Questions of Inquiry for Designing an Assessment Study

The Dimensions of an Assessment Study

Pooling Multiple Sources of Information

Decision Criteria When Selecting Assessment Studies for Review

Conclusions

Commentary

Chapter 7 - Pooling Information About Prior Interventions: A New Program Planning Tool

Why Pooling Information About Interventions Is Important

Planning Your Search for Other Interventions

Sources of Information About Other Programs

Conducting Your Search

Reviewing Your Pool of Information About Other Programs

Conclusions: Making Your Intervention Available to Others

Commentary 1

Commentary 2

Chapter 8 - Case Study 3 The Program Archive on Sexuality, Health, and Adolescence (PASHA): A Study of Activity Warehousing

Goals of the PASHA Project

Conclusions

Part III - Perceived Efficacy Methods

Chapter 9 - Verbal Methods in Perceived Efficacy Work

Methods of Perceived Efficacy Work

Summary and Conclusion

Commentary

Chapter 10 - Case Study 4 Use of Focus Groups for Adolescent Tobacco Use Cessation

Method

Focus Group Results

Discussion

Chapter 11 - Nonverbal Methods of Perceived Efficacy

Perceived Efficacy Methods

Computerized Assessment

Conclusions

Commentary

Chapter 12 - Case Study 5 Use of a Theme Study for Adolescent Tobacco Use Cessation

Method

Results

Discussion

Part IV - Immediate-Impact Methods and Program Construction

Chapter 13 - Component Studies

What Are Component Studies?

Types of Relations Among Components

Types of Component Studies

Types of General Questions Asked in Component Studies

How Are Component Studies Conducted?

Conclusions

Commentary

Chapter 14 - Case Study 6 Project EX Component Study

Method

Results

Discussion

Chapter 15 - Sequencing Issues in Health Behavior Program Development

Importance of Sequencing

Conceptual Approaches to Sequencing

Sequencing Level 1: Environment and Life Course Development

Sequencing Level 2: Sequencing Complex Program Elements

Sequencing Level 3: Sequencing Within Single Points of an Intervention

Conclusions

Commentary

Chapter 16 - Pilot Studies

Methods of Pilot Studies

Design Issues

Evaluation Measures in Pilot Programs

Discussion

Commentary

Chapter 17 - Case Study 7 Development and Pilot Testing of Project SMART

Program Development

First Phase of Pilot Testing

First-Year Implementation of Project SMART

Second Phase of Pilot Testing and Program Implementation

Lessons Learned

Conclusions

Part V - Tying Immediate-Outcomes Measures to Longer-Term Outcomes and Conclusions

Chapter 18 - Using Meta-Analyses to Improve the Design of Interventions

Meta-Analysis

Meta-Analysis and Program Development

Some Examples of Meta-Analysis in Health Behavior Research and Practice

Conclusion

Commentary

Chapter 19 - Mediator and Moderator Analysis in Program Development

Developing Conceptual Frameworks

Empirical Confirmation

Some Health Behavior Examples

Conclusion

Commentary

Chapter 20 - Needs for the Future of Program Development

Obstacles to Maintaining an Empirical Program Development Process

A Review of the Chain Model

Future Research Needs

Conclusions

Commentary 1

Commentary 2

Author Index

Subject Index

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