program evaluation

Summary

Summary: Studies designed to assess the efficacy of programs. They may include the evaluation of cost-effectiveness, the extent to which objectives are met, or impact.

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Evaluating the public health impact of health promotion interventions: the RE-AIM framework
    R E Glasgow
    AMC Cancer Research Center, Denver, CO 80214, USA
    Am J Public Health 89:1322-7. 1999
  2. ncbi An assessment of interactions between global health initiatives and country health systems
    Badara Samb
    World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
    Lancet 373:2137-69. 2009
  3. ncbi Effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity in children and adolescents: systematic review of controlled trials
    Esther M F van Sluijs
    Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Sciences, Addenbrooke s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ
    BMJ 335:703. 2007
  4. ncbi Rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy at primary care sites in Zambia: feasibility and early outcomes
    Jeffrey S A Stringer
    Schools of Medicine and Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
    JAMA 296:782-93. 2006
  5. ncbi Preventing heavy alcohol use in adolescents (PAS): cluster randomized trial of a parent and student intervention offered separately and simultaneously
    Ina M Koning
    Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Addiction 104:1669-78. 2009
  6. ncbi Temporal changes in programme outcomes among adult patients initiating antiretroviral therapy across South Africa, 2002-2007
    Morna Cornell
    Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    AIDS 24:2263-70. 2010
  7. ncbi Prevention of adolescent problem behavior: longitudinal impact of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
    Daniel T L Shek
    Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P R C
    ScientificWorldJournal 11:546-67. 2011
  8. ncbi Effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of Project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on three years of program implementation
    Daniel T L Shek
    Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P R C
    ScientificWorldJournal 10:1509-19. 2010
  9. ncbi Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the United States
    Adam Gilden Tsai
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Ann Intern Med 142:56-66. 2005
  10. ncbi Quantitative evaluation of the training program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
    Daniel T L Shek
    Dept of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong, PRC
    Int J Adolesc Med Health 22:425-35. 2010

Research Grants

  1. A Randomized Efficacy Trial of Moms and Teens for Safe Dates
    Vangie A Foshee; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. HOSPICE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    Douglas Ross; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CONDUCT PROBLEMS
    David Kolko; Fiscal Year: 2002
  4. Hearing Loss and Quality of Life of Children and Youth
    Donald Patrick; Fiscal Year: 2009
  5. Hearing Loss and Quality of Life of Children and Youth
    Donald Patrick; Fiscal Year: 2007
  6. UCSF-GIVI CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH
    Paul Volberding; Fiscal Year: 2007
  7. Feasibility of a Home-based Self-Management Program for Chronic Fatigue
    Fred Friedberg; Fiscal Year: 2007
  8. BALTIMORE NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM EVALUATION
    Steffanie Strathdee; Fiscal Year: 2004
  9. Understanding and Implementing End of Life Preferences
    ELIZABETH VIG; Fiscal Year: 2006
  10. The Business Case for Disability Care Coordination
    Susan Palsbo; Fiscal Year: 2006

Detail Information

Publications229 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Evaluating the public health impact of health promotion interventions: the RE-AIM framework
    R E Glasgow
    AMC Cancer Research Center, Denver, CO 80214, USA
    Am J Public Health 89:1322-7. 1999
    ..The authors summarize strengths and limitations of the RE-AIM model and recommend areas for future research and application...
  2. ncbi An assessment of interactions between global health initiatives and country health systems
    Badara Samb
    World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
    Lancet 373:2137-69. 2009
    ..If adjustments to the interactions between GHIs and country health systems will improve efficiency, equity, value for money, and outcomes in global public health, then these opportunities should not be missed...
  3. ncbi Effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity in children and adolescents: systematic review of controlled trials
    Esther M F van Sluijs
    Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Sciences, Addenbrooke s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ
    BMJ 335:703. 2007
    ..To review the published literature on the effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity in children and adolescents...
  4. ncbi Rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy at primary care sites in Zambia: feasibility and early outcomes
    Jeffrey S A Stringer
    Schools of Medicine and Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
    JAMA 296:782-93. 2006
    ..The Zambian Ministry of Health has scaled-up human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) care and treatment services at primary care clinics in Lusaka, using predominately nonphysician clinicians...
  5. ncbi Preventing heavy alcohol use in adolescents (PAS): cluster randomized trial of a parent and student intervention offered separately and simultaneously
    Ina M Koning
    Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Addiction 104:1669-78. 2009
    ..To evaluate the effectiveness of two preventive interventions to reduce heavy drinking in first- and second-year high school students. Design and..
  6. ncbi Temporal changes in programme outcomes among adult patients initiating antiretroviral therapy across South Africa, 2002-2007
    Morna Cornell
    Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    AIDS 24:2263-70. 2010
    ..We describe patient outcomes [mortality, loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) and retention] over time in a network of South African ART cohorts...
  7. ncbi Prevention of adolescent problem behavior: longitudinal impact of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
    Daniel T L Shek
    Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P R C
    ScientificWorldJournal 11:546-67. 2011
    ..The present findings suggest that the Project P.A.T.H.S. is effective in preventing adolescent problem behavior in the junior secondary school years...
  8. ncbi Effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of Project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on three years of program implementation
    Daniel T L Shek
    Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P R C
    ScientificWorldJournal 10:1509-19. 2010
    ..Similarly, differences between experimental participants who perceived the program to be beneficial and control participants were found...
  9. ncbi Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the United States
    Adam Gilden Tsai
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Ann Intern Med 142:56-66. 2005
    ..Controlled trials are needed to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of these interventions...
  10. ncbi Quantitative evaluation of the training program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
    Daniel T L Shek
    Dept of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong, PRC
    Int J Adolesc Med Health 22:425-35. 2010
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  11. ncbi Randomised controlled trial of integrated care to reduce disability from chronic low back pain in working and private life
    Ludeke C Lambeek
    Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    BMJ 340:c1035. 2010
    ..To evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated care programme, combining a patient directed and a workplace directed intervention, for patients with chronic low back pain...
  12. ncbi Assessment of insecticide-treated bednet use among children and pregnant women across 15 countries using standardized national surveys
    Thomas P Eisele
    Department of International Health and Development, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:209-14. 2009
    ..The gaps in ITN use and possession will likely persist in the absence of achieving a ratio of no more than two people per ITN...
  13. ncbi Efficacy of a single computer-tailored e-mail for smoking cessation: results after 6 months
    Fam te Poel
    Care School for Public Health and Primary Care CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Health Educ Res 24:930-40. 2009
    ....
  14. ncbi Designing and evaluating complex interventions to improve health care
    Neil C Campbell
    Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill Health Centre, Aberdeen AB25 2AY
    BMJ 334:455-9. 2007
  15. ncbi Evaluating the impact of health promotion programs: using the RE-AIM framework to form summary measures for decision making involving complex issues
    Russell E Glasgow
    Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Clinical Research Unit, 335 Road Runner Lane Penrose, Denver, CO 81240, USA
    Health Educ Res 21:688-94. 2006
    ..Such approaches offer potential to help identify interventions most likely to meaningfully impact population health...
  16. ncbi Sampling-based approaches to improve estimation of mortality among patient dropouts: experience from a large PEPFAR-funded program in Western Kenya
    Constantin T Yiannoutsos
    Indiana University Division of Biostatistics, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    PLoS ONE 3:e3843. 2008
    ..This bias can be ameliorated by tracing a sample of dropouts and statistically adjust the mortality estimates to properly evaluate and guide large HIV care and treatment programs...
  17. ncbi Electronic medical record systems, data quality and loss to follow-up: survey of antiretroviral therapy programmes in resource-limited settings
    Mathieu Forster
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
    Bull World Health Organ 86:939-47. 2008
    ....
  18. ncbi Healthy hearts--and the universal benefits of being physically active: physical activity and health
    Steven N Blair
    Department of Exercise Science and Epidemiology Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 19:253-6. 2009
    ..The current challenge is to develop programs and interventions to promote physical activity for all in our increasingly sedentary societies...
  19. ncbi Reconsidering community-based health promotion: promise, performance, and potential
    Cheryl Merzel
    Center for Applied Public Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 93:557-74. 2003
    ..The effectiveness of HIV programs appears to be related in part to extensive formative research and an emphasis on changing social norms...
  20. ncbi Public-sector ART in the Free State Province, South Africa: community support as an important determinant of outcome
    Edwin Wouters
    University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
    Soc Sci Med 69:1177-85. 2009
    ..These results provide evidence from the field that communities can be mobilized to sustain these favorable outcomes under conditions of limited human resources for healthcare...
  21. ncbi Effectiveness of exercise-referral schemes to promote physical activity in adults: systematic review
    Nefyn H Williams
    Department of Primary Care and Public Health School of Medicine, Cardiff University, North Wales Clinical School, Wrecsam
    Br J Gen Pract 57:979-86. 2007
    ..Despite the health benefits of physical activity, most adults do not take the recommended amount of exercise...
  22. ncbi eHealth evaluation and dissemination research
    Russell E Glasgow
    Clinical Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Am J Prev Med 32:S119-26. 2007
    ..These evaluations should address key dissemination issues, such as appeal, use, and robustness of eHealth programs across different subgroups, settings, conditions, outcomes, and time...
  23. ncbi A meta-analytic review of obesity prevention programs for children and adolescents: the skinny on interventions that work
    Eric Stice
    Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
    Psychol Bull 132:667-91. 2006
    ..Other factors, including mandated improvements in diet and exercise, sedentary behavior reduction, delivery by trained interventionists, and parental involvement, were not associated with significantly larger effects...
  24. ncbi Intervention mapping for development of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency workers and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders
    Sylvia J Vermeulen
    Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 9:216. 2009
    ..This program is based on the already developed and cost-effective RTW program for employees, sick-listed due to low back pain...
  25. ncbi National type 2 diabetes prevention programme in Finland: FIN-D2D
    Timo Saaristo
    Finnish Diabetes Association, Tampere, Finland
    Int J Circumpolar Health 66:101-12. 2007
    ..The article describes the implementation strategy for the prevention programme for T2D...
  26. ncbi Determinants of mortality and nondeath losses from an antiretroviral treatment service in South Africa: implications for program evaluation
    Stephen D Lawn
    The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
    Clin Infect Dis 43:770-6. 2006
    ..Understanding the determinants of key outcome measures--including death and nondeath losses--would assist in program evaluation and development.
  27. ncbi School-based HIV prevention programmes for African youth
    Melanie Gallant
    Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave Windsor, Ont, Canada N9B 3P4
    Soc Sci Med 58:1337-51. 2004
    ..Clearly, however, more research is needed to identify, with certainty, the factors that drive successful school-based HIV/AIDS risk reduction programmes in Africa...
  28. ncbi Operational effectiveness and 36 week HIV-free survival in the South African programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
    Debra J Jackson
    School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
    AIDS 21:509-16. 2007
    ..Previous studies on the operational effectiveness of programmes to reduce transmission of HIV from mother-to-child (PMTCT) in Africa have generally been hospital-based pilot studies with short follow-up periods...
  29. ncbi The Accelerated Child Survival and Development programme in west Africa: a retrospective evaluation
    Jennifer Bryce
    Institute for International Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Lancet 375:572-82. 2010
    ..We undertook a retrospective evaluation of the programme in Benin, Ghana, and Mali...
  30. ncbi Subjective outcome evaluation based on secondary data analyses: the project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
    Daniel T L Shek
    Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    ScientificWorldJournal 10:224-37. 2010
    ..11%) were also reported. The present study replicated the findings reported in previous studies and suggests that the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. is beneficial to the development of the program participants...
  31. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of a workplace intervention for sick-listed employees with common mental disorders: design of a randomized controlled trial
    Sandra H van Oostrom
    Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 8:12. 2008
    ..The objective of this paper is to present the design of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the workplace intervention compared with usual care for sick-listed employees with common mental disorders...
  32. ncbi Dutch obesity intervention in teenagers: effectiveness of a school-based program on body composition and behavior
    Amika S Singh
    Department of Public Health, VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:309-17. 2009
    ....
  33. ncbi Improving mothers' access to PMTCT programs in West Africa: a public health perspective
    Philippe Msellati
    IRD, UMR 145, IRD Université de Montpellier CreCSS, MMSH, 5 Rue du Chateau de l Horloge, 13094 Aix en Provence cedex 2, France
    Soc Sci Med 69:807-12. 2009
    ..Because HIV-infected pregnant women are experiencing great psychological distress, healthcare providers must use an approach that is as friendly as possible...
  34. ncbi Applying clinical epidemiological methods to health equity: the equity effectiveness loop
    Peter Tugwell
    Ottawa Health Research Institute, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, 1 Stewart Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5
    BMJ 332:358-61. 2006
  35. ncbi Qualitative evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on focus groups with student participants
    Daniel T L Shek
    Centre for Quality of Life, Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, PRC
    Int J Adolesc Med Health 20:449-62. 2008
    ..In conjunction with the previous research findings, the present study provides further support for the effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in promoting holistic development in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong...
  36. ncbi Conservative treatment of obesity in an academic obesity unit. Long-term outcome and drop-out
    I Melin
    Department of Medicine Obesity Unit, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
    Eat Weight Disord 11:22-30. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to explore the outcome and the problems of drop-out in the treatment of obese outpatients at an academic obesity unit...
  37. ncbi Research designs for studies evaluating the effectiveness of change and improvement strategies
    M Eccles
    Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
    Qual Saf Health Care 12:47-52. 2003
    ..The general principle underlying the choice of evaluative design is, however, simple-those conducting such evaluations should use the most robust design possible to minimise bias and maximise generalisability...
  38. ncbi Effectiveness of psychoeducational intervention for rural Chinese families experiencing schizophrenia--a randomised controlled trial
    Mao Sheng Ran
    Institute of Mental Health, West China Hospital, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 38:69-75. 2003
    ..The aim of this study was to explore the characteristics and efficacy of psychoeducational family intervention for persons with schizophrenia in rural China...
  39. ncbi A framework to evaluate research capacity building in health care
    Jo Cooke
    Primary Care and Social Care Lead, Trent Research and Development Unit, The University of Sheffield, 219 Portobello, Sheffield S1 4DP, UK
    BMC Fam Pract 6:44. 2005
    ..In this way it could contribute to establishing the effectiveness of these interventions, and establishing a knowledge base to inform the science of RCB...
  40. ncbi Reframing the dissemination challenge: a marketing and distribution perspective
    Matthew W Kreuter
    Health Communication Research Laboratory, Institute for Public Health, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, 700 Rosedale Ave, Campus Box 1009, St Louis, MO 63112 1408, USA
    Am J Public Health 99:2123-7. 2009
    ..Without serious investment in such infrastructure, application of proven solutions in public health practice will continue to occur slowly and rarely...
  41. ncbi Community HIV testing for men who have sex with men: results of a pilot project and comparison of service users with those testing in genitourinary medicine clinics
    A C Bailey
    Department of Sexual Health and HIV, BSUH NHS Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital, UK
    Sex Transm Infect 85:145-7. 2009
    ..This difference was independent of age and HIV testing history. There was no difference in rates of recent infection between the two. We conclude that community HIV testing is feasible and reaches the target group of high risk MSM...
  42. ncbi A framework for evaluating community-based physical activity promotion programmes in Latin America
    Thomas L Schmid
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Branch, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop K 46, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Promot Educ 13:112-8. 2006
    ..Spanish and Portuguese language editions of the Evaluation Handbook are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Physical Activity and Health Branch...
  43. ncbi Implementing community-based perinatal care: results from a pilot study in rural Pakistan
    Zulfiqar A Bhutta
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Bull World Health Organ 86:452-9. 2008
    ..This pilot study investigated the feasibility of delivering a package of community-based interventions for improving perinatal care using lady health workers (LHWs) and traditional birth attendants (Dais) in rural Pakistan...
  44. ncbi Housing First, consumer choice, and harm reduction for homeless individuals with a dual diagnosis
    Sam Tsemberis
    Pathways to Housing, Inc, New York, NY 10027, USA
    Am J Public Health 94:651-6. 2004
    ..We examined the longitudinal effects of a Housing First program for homeless, mentally ill individuals' on those individuals' consumer choice, housing stability, substance use, treatment utilization, and psychiatric symptoms...
  45. ncbi Emergent themes in the sustainability of primary health care innovation
    Beverly M Sibthorpe
    Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
    Med J Aust 183:S77-80. 2005
    ..Given the dearth of literature on the sustainability of primary health care innovation, there is potential to develop a program of research directed towards a future synthesis of evidence...
  46. ncbi A randomized community intervention to improve hypertension control among Mexican Americans: using the promotoras de salud community outreach model
    HECTOR G BALCAZAR
    University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 20:1079-94. 2009
    ..Perceived benefits, and two heart-healthy behaviors (salt and sodium, and cholesterol and fat) were shown to be statistically significantly different between the intervention and control groups...
  47. ncbi Assessing the cost and willingness to pay for voluntary HIV counselling and testing in Kenya
    Steven Forsythe
    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
    Health Policy Plan 17:187-95. 2002
    ..However, the high cost of VCT raises concerns about the affordability of VCT in low-income countries. This study was designed to assess the costs of VCT and to identify potential ways of introducing VCT more affordably...
  48. ncbi Effects of hatha yoga on well-being in healthy adults in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
    Ne Hadi
    Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran
    East Mediterr Health J 13:829-37. 2007
    ..There was significant improvement in scores for all health items. The differences according to age, sex and education level were not significant. It is concluded that yoga can improve physical and mental health, and promotes well-being...
  49. ncbi A randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of a primary health care based counselling intervention on physical activity, diet and CHD risk factors
    Sarah Hardcastle
    University of Brighton, Eastbourne, UK
    Patient Educ Couns 70:31-9. 2008
    ..A randomised trial was conducted to compare the counselling intervention with usual care (health promotion leaflet), among 334 mostly obese patients...
  50. ncbi A policy-based school intervention to prevent overweight and obesity
    Gary D Foster
    Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N Broad St, Suite 175, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
    Pediatrics 121:e794-802. 2008
    ..The prevalence and seriousness of childhood obesity has prompted calls for broad public health solutions that reach beyond clinic settings. Schools are ideal settings for population-based interventions to address obesity...
  51. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of a primary care treatment program for depression in low-income women in Santiago, Chile
    Ricardo Araya
    Division of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, Cotham House, Cotham Hill, Bristol BS6 6UJ
    Am J Psychiatry 163:1379-87. 2006
    ..The authors compared the incremental cost-effectiveness of a stepped-care, multicomponent program with usual care for the treatment of depressed women in primary care in Santiago, Chile...
  52. ncbi Using RE-AIM metrics to evaluate diabetes self-management support interventions
    Russell E Glasgow
    Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Clinical Research Unit, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Am J Prev Med 30:67-73. 2006
    ....
  53. ncbi Effect of community-based behaviour change management on neonatal mortality in Shivgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
    Vishwajeet Kumar
    International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Lancet 372:1151-62. 2008
    ..We developed an intervention of behaviour change management, with a focus on prevention of hypothermia, aimed at modifying practices and reducing neonatal mortality...
  54. ncbi Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control study
    Cynthia G Whitney
    Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Lancet 368:1495-502. 2006
    ..Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of the vaccine against various pneumococcal serotypes, and to measure the effectiveness of the recommended dose schedule and of catch-up and incomplete schedules...
  55. ncbi Acceptability and feasibility of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention using stages of change: project FAITH
    Corneel Vandelanotte
    Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
    Health Educ Res 18:304-17. 2003
    ..These results suggest that this computer-tailored intervention is an acceptable and feasible tool for promoting physical activity for respondents having different stages of change, ages, gender, education levels and computer use...
  56. ncbi School-based health education programs can be maintained over time: results from the CATCH Institutionalization study
    Deanna M Hoelscher
    Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, The University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Prev Med 38:594-606. 2004
    ....
  57. ncbi Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program: a comprehensive model for prevention training and program delivery
    M Kaye Kramer
    Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Am J Prev Med 37:505-11. 2009
    ..A universal framework for translation of multiple aspects of the DPP intervention, including training, support, and evaluation is needed to enhance treatment fidelity in a variety of settings...
  58. ncbi ChewFree.com: evaluation of a Web-based cessation program for smokeless tobacco users
    Herbert H Severson
    Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, Oregon 97405, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 10:381-91. 2008
    ..We conclude that a tailored, interactive Web-assisted cessation program can be an efficacious method for assisting adult ST users to quit...
  59. ncbi Testing anonymous link procedures for follow-up of adolescents in a school-based trial: the EU-DAP pilot study
    M Rosaria Galanti
    Stockholm Center for Public Health Tobacco Prevention, Box 17533 118 91 Stockholm, Sweden
    Prev Med 44:174-7. 2007
    ..To study the feasibility of an anonymous coding procedure linking longitudinal information in a multi-center trial of substance abuse prevention among adolescents...
  60. ncbi Monitoring effectiveness of programmes to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in lower-income countries
    Elizabeth M Stringer
    Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
    Bull World Health Organ 86:57-62. 2008
    ..Finally, we propose a novel community survey-based approach that could be implemented widely throughout the developing world with minor modifications to ongoing Demographic and Health Surveys...
  61. ncbi Evaluation of a community-based rehabilitation model for chronic schizophrenia in rural India
    Sudipto Chatterjee
    Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon Victoria, Australia
    Br J Psychiatry 182:57-62. 2003
    ..Although the subjects in the CBR group were more socially disadvantaged, they had significantly better retention in treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The CBR model is a feasible model of care for chronic schizophrenia in resource-poor settings...
  62. ncbi Transformational change in health care systems: an organizational model
    Carol VanDeusen Lukas
    Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    Health Care Manage Rev 32:309-20. 2007
    ..S. health care system. Six years later, many health care organizations have embraced the report's goals, but few have succeeded in making the substantial transformations needed to achieve those aims...
  63. ncbi Longer-term primary prevention for alcohol misuse in young people: a systematic review
    D R Foxcroft
    School of Health Care, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
    Addiction 98:397-411. 2003
    ..To identify and summarize rigorous evaluations of psychosocial and educational interventions aimed at the primary prevention of alcohol misuse by young people aged up to 25 years, especially over the longer term (>3 years)...
  64. ncbi Promoting physical activity in middle school girls: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls
    Larry S Webber
    Department of Biostatistics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
    Am J Prev Med 34:173-84. 2008
    ..Physical activity is important for weight control and good health; however, activity levels decline in the adolescent years, particularly in girls...
  65. ncbi Sustainable practice change: professionals' experiences with a multisectoral child health promotion programme in Sweden
    Kristina Edvardsson
    Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umea University, SE 90187 Umea, Sweden
    BMC Health Serv Res 11:61. 2011
    ..Initiated in 2005, the programme uses a 'Salutogenesis' approach to support health-promoting activities in health care, social services, and schools...
  66. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency workers and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders: design of a randomised controlled trial
    Sylvia J Vermeulen
    Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:60. 2010
    ....
  67. ncbi Adoption and non-adoption of a shared electronic summary record in England: a mixed-method case study
    Trisha Greenhalgh
    Healthcare Innovation and Policy Unit, Centre for Health Sciences, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London E1 2AD
    BMJ 340:c3111. 2010
    ..To evaluate a national programme to develop and implement centrally stored electronic summaries of patients' medical records...
  68. ncbi Qualitative evaluation of the project P.A.T.H.S. based on junior secondary school students in Hong Kong
    Daniel T L Shek
    Department of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, PRC
    Int J Adolesc Med Health 22:511-25. 2010
    ..In conjunction with the previous research findings, the present study provides further support for the effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of Project P.A.T.H.S. in promoting holistic development in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong...
  69. ncbi Methodological and conceptual issues confronting a cross-country Delphi study of educational program evaluation
    Hsin Ling Hung
    Evaluation Services Center, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 21015, One Edwards Center, Cincinnati, OH 45221 0105, USA
    Eval Program Plann 31:191-8. 2008
    ..we share our experiences (as well as problems encountered) with an electronic Delphi of educational program evaluation (EPE) in the Asia-Pacific region...
  70. ncbi Improving the reporting quality of nonrandomized evaluations of behavioral and public health interventions: the TREND statement
    Don C Des Jarlais
    Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, USA
    Am J Public Health 94:361-6. 2004
    ..These guidelines emphasize the reporting of theories used and descriptions of intervention and comparison conditions, research design, and methods of adjusting for possible biases in evaluation studies that use nonrandomized designs...
  71. ncbi A randomised clinical trial on a comprehensive geriatric assessment and intensive home follow-up after hospital discharge: the Transitional Care Bridge
    Bianca M Buurman
    Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Academic Medical Center, Room F4 108, PO, Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Health Serv Res 10:296. 2010
    ..This paper presents the design of a randomised controlled clinical trial concerning the effect of a pro-active, multi-component, nurse-led transitional care program following patients for six months after hospital admission...
  72. ncbi Taiji for individuals with Parkinson disease and their support partners: a program evaluation
    Penelope J Klein
    D Youville College, USA
    J Neurol Phys Ther 30:22-7. 2006
    ..The purpose of this pilot program evaluation was to gain insight into participant and instructor perceptions of the perceived benefits and potential ..
  73. ncbi Utilization patterns and user characteristics of an ad libitum Internet weight loss program
    Martin Binks
    Binks Behavioral Health PLLC, 2801 Canter Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
    J Med Internet Res 12:e9. 2010
    ..There is a paucity of research examining utilization patterns of online weight loss programs, particularly in the rapidly expanding direct-to-consumer arena...
  74. ncbi Near-peer teaching in anatomy: an approach for deeper learning
    Darrell J R Evans
    Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Sussex University, Brighton BN1 9PX, United Kingdom
    Anat Sci Educ 2:227-33. 2009
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  75. ncbi Does the number of free nicotine patches given to smokers calling a quitline influence quit rates: results from a quasi-experimental study
    K Michael Cummings
    Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA
    BMC Public Health 10:181. 2010
    ..This study tests the hypothesis that smokers who call a telephone quitline and are given more free nicotine patches would report higher quit rates upon follow-up 12 months later...
  76. ncbi Communication for polio eradication: improving the quality of communication programming through real-time monitoring and evaluation
    Silvio Waisbord
    School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
    J Health Commun 15:9-24. 2010
    ....
  77. ncbi Formative research to develop the IDEFICS physical activity intervention component: findings from focus groups with children and parents
    Leen Haerens
    Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Research Foundation Flanders, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
    J Phys Act Health 7:246-56. 2010
    ..The current study aimed at describing influencing factors for physical activity among young children to determine the best approaches for developing the IDEFICS community based intervention...
  78. ncbi Retention of HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children in a comprehensive HIV clinical care programme in Western Kenya
    Paula Braitstein
    Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya
    Trop Med Int Health 15:833-41. 2010
    ..To describe incidence rates (IR) and risk factors for loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children in a large HIV treatment programme in Western Kenya...
  79. ncbi The RE-AIM framework for evaluating interventions: what can it tell us about approaches to chronic illness management?
    R E Glasgow
    AMC Cancer Research Center, Center for Behavioral and Community Studies, 1600 Pierce Street, Denver, CO 80214, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 44:119-27. 2001
    ..The RE-AIM framework is used as a method of systematically considering the strengths and weaknesses of chronic illness management interventions in order to guide program planning...
  80. ncbi The impact of podcasting on the learning and satisfaction of undergraduate nursing students
    Marjorie Vogt
    Nursing, Otterbein College, One Otterbein College, Westerville, OH 43081, USA
    Nurse Educ Pract 10:38-42. 2010
    ..Must an increase in learning occur for new methods to be considered effective, or is positive student satisfaction adequate to encourage the adoption of new technology methods?..
  81. ncbi 'Football for Health'--a football-based health-promotion programme for children in South Africa: a parallel cohort study
    Colin W Fuller
    Centre for Sports Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Br J Sports Med 44:546-54. 2010
    ..To develop, implement and assess an interactive, football-based health education programme for children in South Africa...
  82. ncbi A review and analysis of the clinical and cost-effectiveness studies of comprehensive health promotion and disease management programs at the worksite: update VII 2004-2008
    Kenneth R Pelletier
    From the Department of Medicine, University of Arizona School of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 51:822-37. 2009
    ..To conduct the seventh periodic review and analysis of the clinical and cost-effectiveness research conducted in worksite/corporate environments between 2004 and 2008...
  83. ncbi Critical appraisal skills training for health care professionals: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN46272378]
    Rod S Taylor
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham Birmingham, UK
    BMC Med Educ 4:30. 2004
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and costs of a critical appraisal skills educational intervention aimed at health care professionals...
  84. ncbi Effectiveness of peer education interventions for HIV prevention in developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Amy Medley
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205 1996, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 21:181-206. 2009
    ..Further research is needed to determine factors that maximize the likelihood of program success...
  85. ncbi Breast cancer screening programmes: the development of a monitoring and evaluation system
    N E Day
    MRC Biostatistics, Cambridge, UK
    Br J Cancer 59:954-8. 1989
    ..For evaluation purposes, historical data on stage at diagnosis is desirable; it is suggested that tumour size is probably the most relevant variable available in most cases...
  86. ncbi A cluster randomized controlled trial of school-based prevention of tobacco, alcohol and drug use: the EU-Dap design and study population
    Fabrizio Faggiano
    Piemonte Monitoring Centre for Drug Abuse, Torino, Italy
    Prev Med 44:170-3. 2007
    ..The EU-Dap study is a multicenter cluster randomized community trial (CRCT) designed to evaluate such a program. This paper presents study design and baseline characteristics of the study population...
  87. ncbi New doctors' perceptions of their educational development during their first year of postgraduate training
    E A Hesketh
    Education Development Unit, Tay Park House, Dundee, Scotland, UK
    Med Teach 25:67-76. 2003
    ..This study helps to define the benefits and opportunities of the PRHO year, as currently perceived by the trainees, and should be of interest to those involved in the planning and delivery of postgraduate training...
  88. ncbi Using the internet to assess and teach medical students in dermatology
    Chih-Ho Hong
    Division of Dermatology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    J Cutan Med Surg 6:315-9. 2002
    ..Senior medical students are not only accepting of this new technology but also prefer it to more traditional formats and indicate enthusiasm for the development of further online teaching resources in dermatology...
  89. ncbi Cohort Profile: Caribbean, Central and South America Network for HIV research (CCASAnet) collaboration within the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) programme
    Catherine C McGowan
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
    Int J Epidemiol 36:969-76. 2007
  90. ncbi Outcomes of border health Spanish/English chronic disease self-management programs
    Kate R Lorig
    Patient Education Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
    Diabetes Educ 31:401-9. 2005
    ..The programs had proven effective in randomized trials, and the authors wished to determine if they would be as effective when administered by others to different populations...
  91. ncbi Rapid assessment of infant feeding support to HIV-positive women accessing prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia
    Mickey Chopra
    Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Francie van Zyl Drive, Parow, Western Cape 7535, South Africa
    Public Health Nutr 12:2323-8. 2009
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  92. ncbi 'People pull the rug from under your feet': barriers to successful public health programmes
    Deborah Ritchie
    Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
    BMC Public Health 8:173. 2008
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  93. ncbi A program for treating olanzapine-related weight gain
    M P Ball
    Maryland Psychiatric Research Center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21228, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 52:967-9. 2001
    ..Only the men experienced significant weight loss. No correlation was found between weight loss and exercise or change in psychiatric symptoms...
  94. ncbi Effectiveness of a training program for carers to recognize depression among older people
    Marita P McCabe
    School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:1290-6. 2008
    ..The current study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program to assist carers to better recognize depression among older people in both community and residential care settings...
  95. ncbi Reach, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of free nicotine medication giveaway programs
    K Michael Cummings
    Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA
    J Public Health Manag Pract 12:37-43. 2006
    ..The offer of free NRT appears to be a cost-effective method to induce large numbers of smokers to make a quit attempt...
  96. ncbi The effects of a family fitness program on the physical activity and nutrition behaviors of third-grade children
    Chris A Hopper
    Department of Health and Physical Education, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 76:130-9. 2005
    ..The family component of the program provided a practical approach to improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors for elementary school teachers who teach many participants in a crowded curriculum...
  97. ncbi Prevention of influenza: recommendations for influenza immunization of children, 2007-2008
    Joseph A Bocchini
    Pediatrics 121:e1016-31. 2008
    ..However, oseltamivir and zanamivir can be prescribed for treatment or chemoprophylaxis, because influenza A and B strains remain susceptible...
  98. ncbi The effect of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying: a multi-centre study
    Laetitia Veerbeek
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Palliat Med 22:145-51. 2008
    ..LCP use contributes to the quality of documentation and symptom control...
  99. ncbi Health care and public service use and costs before and after provision of housing for chronically homeless persons with severe alcohol problems
    Mary E Larimer
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    JAMA 301:1349-57. 2009
    ..Chronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems often have multiple medical and psychiatric problems and use costly health and criminal justice services at high rates...
  100. ncbi Computer-delivered interventions to reduce college student drinking: a meta-analysis
    Kate B Carey
    Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, NY 13244 2340, USA
    Addiction 104:1807-19. 2009
    ..This meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy of computer-delivered interventions (CDIs) to reduce alcohol use among college students...
  101. ncbi A quasi-experimental evaluation of a breastfeeding support program for low income women in Michigan
    Beth H Olson
    Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
    Matern Child Health J 14:86-93. 2010
    ..Given the substantial evidence that breastfeeding is beneficial for both the child and mother, the peer counseling breastfeeding support program should be subjected to a cost/benefit analysis and evaluated at other locales...

Research Grants89

  1. A Randomized Efficacy Trial of Moms and Teens for Safe Dates
    Vangie A Foshee; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..for Safe Dates in the proposed randomized trial with the ability to devote all of the funding support to program evaluation rather than to both program development and evaluation...
  2. HOSPICE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    Douglas Ross; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..b>Program evaluation revealed that the Web-based palliative care training is feasible, and the residents found it to be of value ..
  3. EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CONDUCT PROBLEMS
    David Kolko; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..Such research is especially timely given the controversy surrounding the willingness of third-party payers to cover these services. ..
  4. Hearing Loss and Quality of Life of Children and Youth
    Donald Patrick; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..that reflect this fundamental construct are needed for use in needs assessment, research, program design and program evaluation. Innovation: We intend to build a theoretically-driven QoL measure using a needs-based approach that ..
  5. Hearing Loss and Quality of Life of Children and Youth
    Donald Patrick; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..that reflect this fundamental construct are needed for use in needs assessment, research, program design and program evaluation. Innovation: We intend to build a theoretically-driven QoL measure using a needs-based approach that ..
  6. UCSF-GIVI CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH
    Paul Volberding; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Conduct regular, ongoing strategic planning and program evaluation; and solicit internal and external advice on Center operations...
  7. Feasibility of a Home-based Self-Management Program for Chronic Fatigue
    Fred Friedberg; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  8. BALTIMORE NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM EVALUATION
    Steffanie Strathdee; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..In meeting the above specific aims, the proposed study will have an important impact on policies surrounding NEP in the United States and elsewhere. ..
  9. Understanding and Implementing End of Life Preferences
    ELIZABETH VIG; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..and qualitative methodologies, 2) experience in evaluation of research proposals, and 3) experience in program evaluation. The proposed research aims to promote quality of life at the end of life by investigating the patient and ..
  10. The Business Case for Disability Care Coordination
    Susan Palsbo; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..This study extends existing work and capitalizes upon a prospectively-designed program evaluation to deliver important answers about providing care to one of our country's most vulnerable and costly ..
  11. Multimedia Support for Caregivers of the Seriously Ill
    A Irvine; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..During the randomized program evaluation, users showed significant improvement in: a) self-efficacy to positively influence appraisals of stress and ..
  12. Enhancing physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis: randomized trial
    Laura Q Rogers; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Such information is expected to improve the health and quality of life while possibly reducing fatigue and risk of cancer recurrence in breast cancer survivors. ..
  13. Enhancing physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis: randomized trial
    Laura Q Rogers; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Such information is expected to improve the health and quality of life while possibly reducing fatigue and risk of cancer recurrence in breast cancer survivors. ..
  14. Therapeutic communication during nursing home care
    LENE LEVY STORMS; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..e., nursing homes), which will complement my experience with program evaluation in community settings; and 3) quality assessment in long-tern care...
  15. Promoting Use of Effective Early Intervention Programs
    Jan Wallander; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..that will offer both generalized and program tailored implementation training; and the Early Intervention Program Evaluation Toolkit, a CD-ROM-based toolkit that will guide El program leaders in assessing evaluation readiness of ..