Methodological and Design Considerations in Evaluating the Impact of Prevention Programs on Violence and Related Health Outcomes
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- 作者：Greta M. Massetti ; Thomas R. Simon ; Deborah Gorman Smith
- 关键词：Evaluation ; Long ; term effects ; Prevention science
- 刊名：Prevention Science
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：17
- 期：7
- 页码：779-784
- 全文大小：287 KB
- 刊物主题：Public Health; Health Psychology; Child and School Psychology;
- 出版者：Springer US
- ISSN：1573-6695
- 卷排序：17
文摘
Drawing on research that has identified specific predictors and trajectories of risk for violence and related negative outcomes, a multitude of small- and large-scale preventive interventions for specific risk behaviors have been developed, implemented, and evaluated. One of the principal challenges of these approaches is that a number of separate problem-specific programs targeting different risk areas have emerged. However, as many negative health behaviors such as substance abuse and violence share a multitude of risk factors, many programs target identical risk factors. There are opportunities to understand whether evidence-based programs can be leveraged for potential effects across a spectrum of outcomes and over time. Some recent work has documented longitudinal effects of evidence-based interventions on generalized outcomes. This work has potential for advancing our understanding of the effectiveness of promising and evidence-based prevention strategies. However, conducting longitudinal follow-up of established interventions presents a number of methodological and design challenges. To answer some of these questions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention convened a panel of multidisciplinary experts to discuss opportunities to take advantage of evaluations of early prevention programs and evaluating multiple long-term outcomes. This special section of the journal Prevention Science includes a series of papers that begin to address the relevant considerations for conducting longitudinal follow-up evaluation research. This collection of papers is intended to inform our understanding of the challenges and strategies for conducting longitudinal follow-up evaluation research that could be used to drive future research endeavors.