Contents
Contributors
Foreword Marcia Ory
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. eveloping Interventions: Heart of the Matter
1. Promises and Challenges of Behavioral Intervention Research
2. Pipelines for Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing Interventions
3. Getting Started-Anatomy of the Intervention
4. Theory: A Driver of Behavioral Intervention Research
5. Delivery Characteristics of Behavioral Interventions
6. Standardization
7. The Use of Technology in Behavioral Intervention Research: Advantages and Challenges
Ronald W. Berkowsky and Sara J. Czaja
Part II. Evaluating Interventions: Attention to Design
8. Selecting Control Groups: To What Should We Compare Behavioral Interventions?
George W. Rebok
9. Sampling Considerations: Identifying Appropriate Participants for Behavioral Intervention Research
10. Recruitment and Retention: Two of the Most Important, Yet Challenging, Tasks in Behavioral Intervention Research
Daniel E. Jimenez and Sara J. Czaja
11. Mixed Methods in Behavioral Intervention Research
Joseph J. Gallo and Su Yeon Lee
12. Are Treatment Effects Real? The Role of Fidelity
Laura N. Gitlin and Jeanine M. Parisi
13. Ethical Considerations in Behavioral Intervention Research
Part III. Does the Intervention Work? Selecting Outcomes and Analytics
14. Measurement in Behavioral Intervention Research
Sara J. Czaja and David L. Loewenstein
15. Cognitive and Functional Outcomes: The Role of Objective Measurement
Philip D. Harvey
16. Statistics Is Not a Substitute for Solid Experimental Methodology and Design
Jyoti Savla and David L. Loewenstein
17. Clinical Significance
18. Economic Evaluations of Behavioral Interventions
Laura T. Pizzi, Eric Jutkowitz, and John A. Nyman
Part IV. Into the Real World: Implementation and Dissemination
19. The Role of Implementation Science in Behavioral Intervention Research
Nancy A. Hodgson and Laura N. Gitlin
20. Lessons Learned From Implementing Proven Interventions Into Real-World Contexts
Laura N. Gitlin and Bruce Leff
21. Disseminating Proven Behavioral Interventions: What Does It Take?
John Beilenson, Laura N. Gitlin, and Sara J. Czaja
Part V: Professional Considerations and Reflections
22. Becoming and Being a Behavioral Intervention Researcher: What Does It Take?
23. Grant Writing Considerations for Advancing Behavioral Interventions
24. What to Publish and When: Being Productive While Awaiting Main Outcomes and Other Considerations
25. Synthesis and Future Directions
Index
