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Health intervention research : understanding research design & methods / Souraya Sidani.

Sidani, Souraya. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781446256176 (Paper)
  • ISBN: 1446256170 (Paper)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 247 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Los Angeles ; Sage Publications, 2015.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Public health > Research > Methodology.
Medicine > Research > Methodology.
Clinical trials.

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► Summaries & More
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About the Author xi
Preface xii
Acknowledgements xiv
1 An Overview Of Health Intervention Research
1(13)
Health Intervention Research
1(8)
Problem
2(1)
Intervention
3(2)
Outcomes
5(2)
Mediators
7(1)
Moderators
8(1)
Aims Of Intervention Research
9(3)
Causality
9(1)
Temporality
10(1)
Covariation
10(1)
Contiguity and Congruity
11(1)
Ruling out Other Plausible Causes of the Intervention Effects
12(1)
Summary
12(2)
2 Validity In Intervention Research
14(21)
Overview Of Validity
14(1)
Construct Validity
15(7)
Inadequate Explication of Concept
16(1)
Method Bias
17(1)
Inadequate Implementation of Study Treatments
18(1)
Reactivity of Clients
19(3)
Internal Validity
22(4)
Clients' Characteristics
22(3)
Context
25(1)
Co-intervention
26(1)
Statistical Conclusion Validity
26(3)
Inadequate Sample Size
27(1)
Inappropriate Use of Statistical Tests
27(1)
Random Error
28(1)
External Validity
29(2)
Client Characteristics
29(1)
Context Characteristics
30(1)
Intervention Delivery
30(1)
Outcome Measures
31(1)
Foundation For Selection Of Research Designs And Methods
31(3)
Summary
34(1)
3 Phases Of Intervention Evaluation Research
35(19)
Phase 1 Modeling Of The Intervention
35(3)
Conceptualization of the Problem
36(1)
Conceptualization of the Intervention
36(1)
Operationalization of the Intervention and its Mechanism
37(1)
Phase 2 Pilot Testing Of The Intervention And Research Methods
38(8)
Examining Acceptability of the Intervention
38(2)
Examining Feasibility of the Intervention
40(1)
Examining Intervention Effects
41(1)
Exploring Feasibility of Research Methods
42(4)
Phase 3 Examining Efficacy Of The Intervention
46(2)
Phase 4 Determining Effectiveness Of The Intervention
48(2)
Phase 5 Translating The Intervention
50(1)
Additional Thoughts
50(1)
Summary
51(3)
4 Experimental Designs Or Randomized Controlled Trials: Characteristic Features
54(12)
Features Of The Experimental Or RCT Design
54(7)
Careful Selection of Participants
55(1)
Random Assignment
56(1)
Concealment of Treatment Allocation
57(1)
Manipulation of Intervention Implementation
58(2)
Assessment of Outcomes
60(1)
Practical Tips For Designing An RCT
61(3)
Recruitment
61(1)
Screening for Eligibility
61(1)
Control of Experimental Condition
62(1)
Selection of Comparison Group
63(1)
Allocation to Treatment Groups
64(1)
Treatment Implementation
64(1)
Outcome Measurement and Analysis
64(1)
Summary
64(2)
5 Experimental Designs Or Randomized Controlled Trials: Limitations
66(15)
Weaknesses In Logic
66(6)
Empirical Evidence
72(8)
Superiority of RCT
73(5)
Participant Selection
78(1)
Randomization
79(1)
Concealment of Treatment Allocation and Intention-to-treat Analysis
80(1)
Summary
80(1)
6 Advances In Intervention Evaluation Designs: Extensions Of Experimental Designs
81(20)
Situations Unsuitable For Randomization
81(1)
Extensions Of The RCT
82(12)
Cluster or Group Randomized Trial
83(6)
Cross-over Designs
89(5)
Quasi-Experimental Designs
94(6)
Between-subject Quasi-experimental Designs
94(3)
Within-subject Quasi-experimental Designs
97(3)
Summary
100(1)
7 Advances In Intervention Evaluation Designs: Pragmatic And Preference Trials
101(19)
Pragmatic Trials
101(6)
Features of the PCT
102(4)
Advantages and Limitations of PCT
106(1)
Preference Trials
107(12)
Role of Preferences
108(4)
Designs that Account for Treatment Preferences
112(4)
Empirical Evidence
116(3)
Summary
119(1)
8 Selection Of Participants
120(16)
Importance Of Selection
120(1)
Determination Of Sample Size
121(2)
Pre-Specification Of Eligibility Criteria
123(1)
Recruitment Strategies
124(5)
Sampling Strategies
129(2)
Random Sampling
129(1)
Non-random Sampling
130(1)
Consent Process
131(1)
Empirical Evidence
131(3)
Percentage of Individuals Meeting Trial Eligibility Criteria
131(1)
Percentage of Persons Declining Enrollment
132(1)
Reasons for Declining Enrollment
132(1)
Differences between Enrollees and Non-enrollees
133(1)
Summary
134(2)
9 Retention Of Participants
136(18)
Definition And Types Of Attrition
136(2)
Effects Of Attrition
138(2)
Effects of Attrition on Statistical Conclusion Validity
138(1)
Effects of Attrition on Internal Validity
139(1)
Effects of Attrition on External Validity
139(1)
Effects of Attrition on Study Resources
139(1)
Empirical Evidence Related To Attrition
140(4)
Frequency and Extent of Attrition
140(1)
Factors Associated with Attrition
141(2)
Baseline Non-comparability of Treatment Groups and Attrition
143(1)
Strategies To Handle Attrition
144(9)
Retention Strategies
144(7)
Management Strategies
151(2)
Summary
153(1)
10 Assignment Of Participants To Study Groups
154(18)
Random Assignment
154(11)
Randomization Procedures
154(4)
Randomization Schemes
158(3)
Role of Randomization
161(1)
Limitations of Randomization
162(3)
Non-Random Assignment Methods
165(5)
Others' Selection of Participant into Treatment
165(1)
Participant Self-selection of Treatment
166(4)
Concealment Of Treatment Allocation
170(1)
Summary
171(1)
11 Implementation Of The Intervention
172(25)
Implementation Of Intervention: An Overview
172(2)
Variability In Intervention Implementation
174(5)
Variations in Operationalization of the Intervention
175(1)
Variations in Implementation of Intervention by Interventionists
175(2)
Variations in Engagement in Intervention by Participants
177(2)
Implementation Fidelity
179(10)
Theoretical Fidelity
179(1)
Operational Fidelity
180(1)
Strategies to Enhance Operational Fidelity
181(8)
Empirical Evidence
189(2)
Evidence on Interventionist Influence
189(1)
Evidence on Impact of Fidelity of Implementation
190(1)
Comparison Treatment
191(5)
No-treatment Control Condition
192(1)
Waiting-list Control Condition
192(1)
Usual Care or Treatment-as-usual
193(1)
Placebo Condition
193(2)
Active Treatment
195(1)
Summary
196(1)
12 Principles Of Outcome Measurement And Analysis
197(15)
Outcome Selection
197(3)
Outcome Measurement
200(9)
Validity of Outcome Measures
200(4)
Reliability of Outcome Measures
204(2)
Issues with Different Methods of Data Collection
206(3)
Outcome Analysis
209(2)
Per Protocol Analysis
210(1)
Intention-to-treat Analysis
210(1)
Evidence
210(1)
Handling Missing Data
211(1)
Summary
211(1)
References 212(30)
Index 242

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