Exploring New Opportunities for Evidence-Based Decision Making

Brennan, Laura K.; Castro, Sarah

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2010.06.002

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“…Currently, policy-makers scarcely have decision support tools to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of different health promotion strategies [71]. These kinds of tools could speed up the implementation of new health-promoting policies and increase awareness among policy makers.…”

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Rethinking Health: ICT-Enabled Services to Empower People to Manage Their Health

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Kaipainen

Hietala

et al. 2011

IEEE Rev. Biomed. Eng.

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Lifestyle is a key determinant in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. If we would exercise regularly, eat healthy, control our weight, sleep enough, manage stress, not smoke and use alcohol only moderately, 90% of type II diabetes, 80% of coronary heart disease, and 70% of stroke could be prevented. Health statistics show that lifestyle related diseases are increasing at an alarming rate. Public health promotion campaigns and healthcare together are not effective enough to stop this "tsunami". The solution that is offered is to empower people to manage their health with the assistance of ICT-enabled services. A lot of R&D and engineering effort is being invested in Personal Health Systems. Although some progress has been made, the market for such systems has not yet emerged. The aim of this critical review is to identify the barriers which are holding back the growth of the market. It looks into the theoretical foundations of behavior change support, the maturity of the technologies for behavior change support, and the business context in which behavior change support systems are used.

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confidence: 99%

Rethinking Health: ICT-Enabled Services to Empower People to Manage Their Health

Honka

Kaipainen

Hietala

et al. 2011

IEEE Rev. Biomed. Eng.

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“…There is a push for public health practitioners and policy makers to use evidence-based practices (Brownson, Fielding, & Maylahn, 2009). However, the evidence base is lacking in many areas (Brennan & Castro, 2010; Institute of Medicine, 2010). Furthermore, published evidence typically prioritizes efficacy studies that maximize internal validity and often fail to report on external validity, or the extent to which they can be generalized to other populations and settings (Glasgow et al, 2006).…”

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Practice to Evidence: Using Evaluability Assessment to Generate Practice-Based Evidence in Rural South Georgia

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Evidence from formal evaluation of real-world practice can address gaps in the public health knowledge base and provide information about feasible, relevant strategies for varied settings. Interest in evaluability assessment (EA) as an approach for generating practice-based evidence has grown. EA has been central to several structured assessment processes that identify and select promising programs and evaluate those most likely to produce useful findings. The Emory Prevention Research Center used EA as part of an initiative to generate practice-based evidence for cancer prevention in southwest Georgia. Our initiative consisted of five steps: (1) environmental scan to identify potential programs, (2) program selection, (3) EA, (4) evaluation, and (5) dissemination. We identified nine programs, four of which completed a formal application, and conducted two EAs. EAs consisted of document review, site visits, and literature reviews. The EA purpose was to assess the program model, data availability, stakeholder interest in evaluation, feasibility of an outcome evaluation, and potential contribution to the literature. We conducted one outcome evaluation and one descriptive qualitative study; both were published in peer-reviewed journals. The outcome evaluation addressed knowledge gaps about strategies to promote colorectal cancer screening. Results led to the program's inclusion in national resources for practitioners seeking evidence-based practices and helped the community organization expand and strengthen the program. As part of a structured assessment process, EA can identify programs most likely to produce useful results for dissemination and is a viable approach for local initiatives to generate practice-based evidence in rural or low-resource settings.

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Exploring New Opportunities for Evidence-Based Decision Making

Cited by 2 publications

References 22 publications

Rethinking Health: ICT-Enabled Services to Empower People to Manage Their Health

Rethinking Health: ICT-Enabled Services to Empower People to Manage Their Health

Practice to Evidence: Using Evaluability Assessment to Generate Practice-Based Evidence in Rural South Georgia

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