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Implementation quality of a family‐focused preventive intervention in a community‐based dissemination

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The aims of this study were to determine (1) the degree to which an evidence-based intervention (EBI) delivered outside the context of a research trial remained faithful to the content and design of the programme as intended and as reported in experimental trials of the same programme, and (2) whether implementation quality affected programme outcomes. We report results of an observational study of 11 sites involved in the statewide dissemination of a popular family-focused prevention programme, the Strengthening Families Programme for Parents and Youth 10-14. We found numerous differences between the community-based implementations we observed and researcher-driven implementations of the same programme, but variability in programme delivery and adherence to content were unrelated to programme outcomes. We conclude that short-term outcomes of well-designed EBIs delivered by well-trained facilitators may be robust to minor changes in delivery and content. However, the effects of implementation quality on longer-term outcomes are unknown.

Source: Journal of Children s Services

DOI: 10.5042/jcs.2010.0692

Authors: Angel Cantu, Laura Hill, Linda Becker

Institutions: Thrive, Washington State University, State of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Health Policy Implementation Science

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Department of Social Services, Australian Government, National Institute on Drug Abuse