Engagement of young adult cancer survivors within a Facebook-based physical activity intervention
The objective of this study was to characterize Facebook engagement by young adult cancer survivors in the context of a physical activity (PA) intervention program. Young adult cancer survivors participated in one of two Facebook groups as part of a 12-week randomized trial of a PA intervention (FITNET) compared to a self-help comparison (SC) condition. A moderator actively prompted group discussions in the FITNET Facebook group, while social interaction was unprompted in the SC group. We examined factors related to engagement, differences in engagement by group format and types of Facebook posts, and the relationship betw...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - April 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Bridging the divide: building infrastructure to support community-academic partnerships and improve capacity to conduct patient-centered outcomes research
AbstractFor research to be useful, trustworthy, and ultimately lead to greater dissemination of findings to patients and communities, it is important to train and mentor academic researchers to meaningfully engage community members in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). Thus, it is necessary for research institutions to strengthen their underlying infrastructure to support PCOR. PATIENTS —PATient-centered Involvement in Evaluating effectiveNess of TreatmentS—at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, focuses on improving PCOR methods and addressing health disparities. It relies on evidence-based engagement method...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - April 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Sources of practice knowledge among Australian fitness trainers
This study aims to describe sources of practice knowledge among Australian fitness trainers. In July 2014, 9100 Australian fitness trainers were invited to complete an online survey. Respondents reported the frequency of use of eight sources of practice knowledge (e.g. fitness magazines, academic texts). In a separate survey, exercise science experts (n = 27) ranked each source as either (1) ‘high-quality’ or (2) ‘low-quality’. Proportions of users of ‘high-quality’ sources were calculated across demographic (age, sex) and fitness industry-related characteristics (qualification, setting, role). A multivariate...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 31, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Researcher readiness for participating in community-engaged dissemination and implementation research: a conceptual framework of core competencies
AbstractParticipating in community-engaged dissemination and implementation (CEDI) research is challenging for a variety of reasons. Currently, there is not specific guidance or a tool available for researchers to assess their readiness to conduct CEDI research. We propose a conceptual framework that identifies detailed competencies for researchers participating in CEDI and maps these competencies to domains. The framework is a necessary step toward developing a CEDI research readiness survey that measures a researcher ’s attitudes, willingness, and self-reported ability for acquiring the knowledge and performing the beh...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Advancing understanding of the sustainability of lay health advisor (LHA) programs for African-American women in community settings
AbstractLay health advisor (LHA) programs have made strong contributions towards the elimination of health disparities and are increasingly being implemented to promote health and prevent disease. Developed in collaboration with African-American survivors, the National Witness Project (NWP) is an evidence-based, community-led LHA program that improves cancer screening among African-American women. NWP has been successfully disseminated, replicated, and implemented nationally in over 40 sites in 22 states in diverse community settings, reaching over 15,000 women annually. We sought to advance understanding of barriers and f...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Erratum to: Feasibility, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a telephone-based weight loss program delivered via a hospital outpatient setting
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Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Evaluation of a statewide dissemination and implementation of physical activity intervention in afterschool programs: a nonrandomized trial
This study shares the first-year findings related to the dissemination, implementation, and outcomes associated with the statewide intervention to achieve the MVPA Standard. Twenty ASPs were sampled from all YMCA-operate d ASPs (N = 97) and visited at baseline (spring 2015) and first-year follow-up (spring 2016). Programs were provided standardized professional development training to increase the MVPA children accumulated while attending ASPs. The training focused on extending the scheduled time for activity opportunities and modifying commonly played games to increase MVPA. The RE-AIM framework was used to evaluate the...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 19, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
User characteristics of a smartphone app to reduce alcohol consumption
AbstractDigital interventions are available to help people reduce their alcohol consumption, but it is not known who uses these interventions and how this treatment-seeking group compares with the general population of drinkers. The study objective was to compare the socio-demographic and drinking characteristics of users of the ‘Drinks Meter’ smartphone app with the general population of drinkers in England and website users of the same intervention. Data were used from the Drinks Meter app and website, and a nationally representative cross-sectional survey in England (Alcohol Toolkit Study). Participants were drinker...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Enhancing the role of faith-based organizations to improve health: a commentary
AbstractResearchers, policymakers, and community members increasingly recognize the potential to leverage faith-based organizations (FBOs) to improve health. This commentary complements Leyva and colleagues ’ article on whether and how members of FBOs view such a role. The commentary draws on our 13+ years operating a faith-based and community-based research organization, Faith Moves Mountains, in the Appalachian context. Issues to be addressed in the further development of faith-based health promoti on include sustainability; adherence to the evidence-based operations of interventions, training, and privacy and protecti...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 15, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
The effects of framed messages for engaging adolescents with online smoking prevention interventions
AbstractMessages emphasizing the harms of smoking (loss-framed) or the benefits of not smoking (gain-framed) may be effective for engaging adolescents with tobacco prevention resources. This novel approach could help to close a gap in tobacco prevention intervention delivery in the pediatric primary care setting. To examine the effects of framed messages for engaging adolescents with an evidence-based smoking prevention website, adolescents ages 12 to 17 presenting for primary care well-visits were recruited for a three-arm experiment. Participants completed baseline measures including demographics, smoking behavior, and s...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 12, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Brookings supports breastfeeding: using public deliberation as a community-engaged approach to dissemination of research
AbstractEmpirical evidence demonstrates myriad benefits of breastfeeding for mother and child, along with benefits to businesses that support breastfeeding. Federal and state legislation requires workplace support for pumping and provides protections for public breastfeeding. Yet, many are unaware of these laws, and thus, support systems remain underdeveloped. We used a community-based approach to spread awareness about the evidence-based benefits of breastfeeding and breastfeeding support. We worked to improve breastfeeding support at the local hospital, among local employers, and throughout the broader community. Our coa...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 12, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
“During early implementation you just muddle through”: factors that impacted a statewide arthritis program’s implementation
AbstractThe need to scale-up effective arthritis self-management programs is pressing as the prevalence of arthritis increases. The CDC Arthritis Program funds state health departments to work with local delivery systems to embed arthritis programs into their day-to-day work. To encourage organizational ownership and sustainability of programs, funding is restricted to offset program start-up costs. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that impacted the success of implementing an evidence-based arthritis self-management program, funded by the CDC Arthritis Program, into the Oregon Extension Service. We intervi...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 8, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Healthy Eating for Life English as a second language curriculum: applying the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a nutrition education intervention targeting cancer risk reduction
AbstractMedically underserved US immigrants are at an increased risk for death from preventable or curable cancers due to economic, cultural, and/or linguistic barriers to medical care. The purpose of this study was to describe the evaluation of the pilot study of the Healthy Eating for Life (HE4L) English as a second language curriculum. The Reach, Effectiveness Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) model was used to design a mixed-methods approach to the evaluation of the HE4L curriculum. Successful implementation was dependent upon enthusiastic teacher and manager support of the curriculum, teachers ’ ability...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 7, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Feasibility of a telephone and web-based physical activity intervention for women shift workers
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Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - March 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Behavioral and Social Sciences at the National Institutes of Health: adoption of research findings in health research and practice as a scientific priority
AbstractThe National Institutes of Health ’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) recently released its Strategic Plan for 2017 to 2021. This plan highlights three scientific priorities: (1) improve the synergy of basic and applied behavioral and social sciences research, (2) enhance and promote the research infrastru cture, methods, and measures needed to support a more cumulative and integrated approach to behavioral and social sciences research, and (3) facilitate the adoption of behavioral and social sciences research findings in health research and in practice. This commentary focuses on the cha...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 21, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
