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ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2009

Using process evaluation for program improvement in dose, fidelity and reach: the ACT trial experience.

Dawn K Wilson, Sarah Griffin, Ruth P Saunders, Heather Kitzman-Ulrich, Duncan C Meyers, Leslie Mansard

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Article in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dawn K WilsonDepartment of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. profdwilson@hotmail.com
Sarah Griffin
Ruth P Saunders
Heather Kitzman-Ulrich
Duncan C Meyers
Leslie Mansard
University of South Carolina · USClemson University · US

Funding

Self-Determination for Increasing Physical ActivityR01HD045693 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI WILSON, DAWN K · 2004 to 2008
$2.9M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD045693
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to demonstrate how formative program process evaluation was used to improve dose and fidelity of implementation, as well as reach of the intervention into the target population, in the "Active by Choice Today" (ACT) randomized school-based trial from years 1 to 3 of implementation.

methodsThe intervention integrated constructs from Self-Determination Theory and Social Cognitive Theory to enhance intrinsic motivation and behavioral skills for increasing long-term physical activity (PA) behavior in underserved adolescents (low income, minorities). ACT formative process data were examined at the end of each year to provide timely, corrective feedback to keep the intervention "on track".

resultsBetween years 1 and 2 and years 2 and 3, three significant changes were made to attempt to increase dose and fidelity rates in the program delivery and participant attendance (reach). These changes included expanding the staff training, reformatting the intervention manual, and developing a tracking system for contacting parents of students who were not attending the after-school programs regularly. Process outcomes suggest that these efforts resulted in notable improvements in attendance, dose, and fidelity of intervention implementation from years 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 of the ACT trial.

conclusionProcess evaluation methods, particularly implementation monitoring, are useful tools to ensure fidelity in intervention trials and for identifying key best practices for intervention delivery.

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PMID19948049
PMCPMC2793250
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