A multilevel modeling approach to examining the implementation-effectiveness relationship of a behavior change intervention for health care professional trainees

This study examines which seminar implementation variables (presenter characteristics, delivery components) predict effectiveness using multilevel modeling. HCP trainees (n = 564) attended 24 seminars and completed Theory of Planned Behavior-based measures for discussing LTPA at pre-, post-, 1-month post-, and 6-months post-seminar. Implementation variables were extracted from presenter-completed questionnaires/checklists. Seminars presented by a HCP predicted posit ive changes in all cognitions pre-post but negative changes in attitudes and perceived behavioral control (PBC) over follow-up (ps  <  .05). The number of seminars the presenter had delivered predicted negative changes in attitudes and PBC during follow-up (ps  <  .001). Inclusion of audiovisual components predicted positive changes in attitudes pre-post (p <  .001). Presenter characteristics may be “key ingredients” to educational interventions for HCPs; however, future studies should examine additional implementation variables.
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research