Increasing Adoption of Comparative Effectiveness Research in Community Behavioral Health: Methodology

Williams, Jessica R.; Tregear, Stephen; Dusablon, Tracy; Caceda-Castro, Lizbeth E.; Miller, Kristin J.; Hill, Gary D.; Hennessy, Kevin D.

doi:10.1007/s11414-013-9367-6

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“…Their suggestions helped improve the CHC intervention and make it more acceptable for the targeted population. Previous literature has also indicated that community involvement during the development of an intervention helps create a supportive community context for the intervention when it is implemented [ 52 ].…”

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Adapting an evidence-based HIV behavioral intervention for South African couples

Wechsberg

El‐Bassel

Carney

et al. 2015

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy

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BackgroundIn South Africa, heterosexual couples are at risk for HIV infection and transmission through substance use, gender-based violence and traditional gender roles, and sex risk behaviors such as having multiple partners and unsafe sex.MethodsTo address these interconnected HIV risks among heterosexual couples, we used the ADAPT framework to modify an existing, efficacious women’s HIV prevention intervention (the Western Cape Women’s Health CoOp) to include components of an evidence-based couple’s intervention from the United States (Project Connect) and components from the Men as Partners program that has been used successfully in South Africa. We conducted focus groups with men, women and couples, and obtained feedback from a long-standing Community Collaborative Board (CCB) to guide the synthesis of elements of these three interventions into a new intervention. We then piloted the adapted intervention for feasibility and acceptability.ResultsThe new intervention is called the Couples’ Health CoOp. This intervention targets men who use alcohol and other drugs and engage in unprotected sex, and their main female sex partners. The intervention addresses substance use, sex risk, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, gender roles, gender-based violence, communication skills, and goal-setting activities to increase sexy (eroticize) safe-sex behaviors. The Couples’ Health CoOp also includes “voices” from the focus group members to ground the intervention in the experiences of these at-risk couples. In addition, it utilizes a participant handbook that reiterates workshop content and includes homework assignments for couples to complete together to increase problem-solving skills within their relationship, and to improve their sexual relationship and help sustain HIV risk-reduction strategies. All of these adaptations were based on participants’ suggestions made during formative work and pilot testing.ConclusionsThe Couples’ Health CoOp is a couple-based HIV prevention intervention that targets alcohol and other drug use to reduce sexual risk, reduce gender-based violence and offer alternatives for conflict resolution, promote healthy relationships, and modify traditional gender roles in South Africa.Trial registration numberNCT01121692.

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Adapting an evidence-based HIV behavioral intervention for South African couples

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El‐Bassel

Carney

et al. 2015

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Characteristics of Community Health Organizations and Decision-Makers Considering the Adoption of Motivational Interviewing

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Dusablon

Williams

et al. 2013

J Behav Health Serv Res

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Research related to the adoption of comparative effectiveness research (CER) in mental health practice is limited. This study explores the factors that influence decisions to adopt motivational interviewing (MI)-an evidence-based practice (EBP) grounded in CER-among decision-makers (n = 311) in community health organizations (n = 92). Descriptive analyses focus on organization and decision-maker characteristics and processes that may influence the decision to adopt an EBP, including demographics, structure and operations, readiness, attitudes, barriers, and facilitators. Within-group agreement is examined to determine the degree to which participants within each organization gave similar responses. Results show characteristics differed according to type of organization (community health versus community behavioral health) and position (directors versus staff). Within-group agreement was also influenced by position. These findings indicate different strategies may be needed to best disseminate CER to the two groups.

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Increasing Adoption of Comparative Effectiveness Research in Community Behavioral Health: Introduction to Special Section

Williams

Hennessy

2014

J Behav Health Serv Res

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Increasing Adoption of Comparative Effectiveness Research in Community Behavioral Health: Methodology

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Adapting an evidence-based HIV behavioral intervention for South African couples

Adapting an evidence-based HIV behavioral intervention for South African couples

Characteristics of Community Health Organizations and Decision-Makers Considering the Adoption of Motivational Interviewing

Increasing Adoption of Comparative Effectiveness Research in Community Behavioral Health: Introduction to Special Section

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