Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I: SETTING THE STAGE
1. Generating Evidence Through Intervention Research Versus Using Evidence in Evidence-Based Practice/Quality Improvement
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Dianne Morrison-Beedy
2. Setting the Stage for Intervention Research and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: The “So What,” “What Exists,” and “What’s Next” Factors
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Dianne Morrison-Beedy
3. Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Outcomes of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Projects
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk
PART II: DESIGNING INTERVENTION STUDIES
4. Using Theory to Guide Intervention Research
Julie Fleury and Souraya Sidani
5. Nuts and Bolts of Designing Intervention Studies
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Dianne Morrison-Beedy, and Shirley M. Moore
6. Designing Interventions That Are Sensitive to Culture, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender
Usha Menon
7. Ethical Considerations in Designing Intervention Studies
Dónal P. O’Mathúna
8. Minimizing Threats to Internal Validity
Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob
9. Minimizing Threats to External Validity
Wanda K. Nicholson
10. Measurement in Intervention Research
Dianne Morrison-Beedy and Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk
11. Biological Measures for Intervention Research
Rita H. Pickler and Cindy Munro
PART III: IMPLEMENTING INTERVENTION STUDIES
12. Developing the Budget for Intervention Studies
Steven Pease and Barbara Smith
13. Navigating the IRB for Investigators
Amanda A. Hastings, Cheryl L. Byers, and Barry B. Bercu
14. Participant Recruitment and Retention
Dianne Morrison-Beedy and Constance Visovsky
15. Maintaining Fidelity of an Intervention
Sandee McClowry and Sandra Gagnon
16. Study Implementation: An Example Using the Madres Para la Salud (Mothers for Health) Study
Colleen Keller and Barbara Ainsworth
17. Considerations in Conducting Multisite Trials
Peter A. Vanable
18. Considerations in Conducting Interventions in Specialized Settings
18.1. Conducting Interventions in Global Settings
Carol M. Baldwin, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, and Christine Hancock
18.2. Conducting Interventions in Long-Term Care Settings
Debra Parker Oliver and Marlys R. Peck
18.3. Conducting Interventions in Public Health Settings
LaRon E. Nelson and Dianne Morrison-Beedy
18.4. Conducting Interventions in School Settings
Bonnie Gance-Cleveland
18.5. Conducting Interventions in Palliative Care Settings
Kathryn B. Lindstrom
18.6. Conducting Interventions in Acute Care Settings
Cindy Munro
19. Data Management
Sharon M. Lawlor and Kevin E. Kip
PART IV: ANALYZING INTERVENTION STUDIES
20. Analyzing Intervention Studies
Laura A. Szalacha
21. Cost-Effectiveness Analyses for Intervention Studies
Kimberly Arcoleo and Kevin Frick
22. Explaining Intervention Effects
Kimberly Arcoleo
PART V: WRITING SUCCESSFUL GRANTS AND PROGRESS REPORTS
23. Writing Grants That Fund!
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Dianne Morrison-Beedy
24. Submitting a Research Grant Application to the National Institutes of Health: Navigating the Application and Peer Review System
Mindy B. Tinkle and Ann Marie McCarthy
25. Writing Progress and Final Reports
Margaret Roudebush and Shirley M. Moore
PART VI: MOVING INTERVENTION FINDINGS INTO THE REAL WORLD
26. Disseminating Findings of Intervention Studies
Marion E. Broome
27. Social Media Use in Intervention Research and Dissemination
Linsey N. Grove and Dianne Morrison-Beedy
28. Speeding the Translation of Evidence-Based Interventions Into Real-World Practice Settings
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk
29. Factors Influencing Successful Uptake of Evidence-Based Interventions in Clinical Practice
Sharon Tucker
Glossary
Index