1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810667403321

Autore

Gitlin Laura N. <1952->

Titolo

Behavioral intervention research : designing, evaluating, and implementing / / Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, Sara J. Czaja, PhD ; contributors, John Beilenson, MA [and fifteen others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8261-2659-6

9780826126580

9780826126597

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (524 p.)

Disciplina

362.1072

Soggetti

Action research in public health - Methodology

Behavior modification - Research

Evidence-based medicine - Research

Evidence-based social work - Research

personality

public health

gerontology

medical science

behavioural sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contributors; Contents; Foreword; Preface; References; Acknowledgments; Share Behavioral Intervention Research: Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing; Part I: Developing Interventions: Heart of the Matter; Chapter 1: Promises and Challenges of Behavioral Intervention Research; Why Behavioral Intervention Research is Important; Advancements in Behavioral Intervention Research; Case Exemplars; Relationship of Behavioral Intervention Research to Implementation Science; Challenges of Behavioral Intervention Research; Conceptual Framework; Roadmap; References



Chapter 2: Pipelines for Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing InterventionsPipeline as a Heuristic; Traditional Pipeline; Elongated Pipeline; Strategies for Accelerating Intervention Development; Reconstructing the Pipeline; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Getting Started-Anatomy of the Intervention; Getting Started; Sources Informing Discovery; Mapping an Intervention; Session-By-Session Details; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Theory: A Driver of Behavioral Intervention Research; What is Theory?; Deductive Reasoning Approach; Role of Theory Along the Pipeline

Selecting a Theory or Conceptual FrameworkCommonly Used Theories in Behavioral Intervention Research; Using More than One Theory; Challenges Using Theory; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Delivery Characteristics of Behavioral Interventions; Where to Begin: Helping to Shape the Topic; Fundamental Intervention Delivery Characteristics; Characteristics of an Effective Delivery Approach; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Standardization; Why is Standardization Important?; What Needs to be Standardized?; Tailoring of Interventions; Strategies to Enhance Standardization; Conclusion; References

Chapter 7: The Use of Technology in Behavioral Intervention Research: Advantages and ChallengesTechnology and Behavioral Interventions; The Application of Technology in Data Collection and Analysis; Conclusion; References; Part II: Evaluating Interventions: Attention to Design; Chapter 8: Selecting Control Groups: To What Should We Compare Behavioral Interventions?; When and Why to Include a Control Group; Why Control Groups are Important for the RCT Phases; Types of Control Groups for RCTs; Other Types of Control Conditions; Existing Practice Comparison Conditions

Selecting Control Groups: Sample Case of Cognitive Intervention TrialsContamination Effects; Ethical Issues in the Selection and Use of Control Groups; Impact on Recruitment and Attrition; Recommendations and Conclusions; References; Chapter 9: Sampling Considerations: Identifying Appropriate Participants for Behavioral Intervention Research; Sample Characteristics; Sampling Methods; Conclusions and General Recommendations; References; Chapter 10: Recruitment and Retention: Two of the Most Important, Yet Challenging, Tasks in Behavioral Intervention Research

Common Issues with Recruiting Study Participants

Sommario/riassunto

"This unique text provides comprehensive coverage of one of the most neglected--yet vitally important--areas of public health research: developing, evaluating, and implementing novel behavioral interventions in service and practice settings. " -- Publisher



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170971403321

Titolo

Globalisation and the Third World / / edited by Ray Kiely and Phil Marfleet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998

ISBN

1-134-76947-4

1-134-76948-2

0-415-14076-5

1-280-05680-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KielyRay <1964->

MarfleetPhil <1962->

Disciplina

337/.09172/4

Soggetti

Economic development

Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction: globalisation, (post-)modernity and the Third World; The crisis of global development; Transnational companies, global capital and the Third World; Migration and the refugee experience; Global aspects of health and health policy in Third World countries; The Biodiversity Convention and global sustainable development; Globalisation, ethnic identity and popular culture in Latin America; Globalisation and cultural imperialism: a case study of the music industry; Globalisation and religious activism; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the changing position of the Developing World within the world system. It focuses on particular issues which cut across communities, nations, regions and, in consequence, the world.  These include     migration, health and disease, the media, transnational corporations, religion, and political and economic institutions. The contributors draw on a wealth of illustrations and global examples to examine topics such as HIV/AIDS transmission, the mediatized Gulf War, consumption patterns, the Third World in the First, Orientalism and Islam, environmental and urban movements, libe