Implementation fidelity of packaged teen smoking cessation treatments delivered in community-based settings

Kymberle Sterling; Susan Curry; Amy Sporer; Sherry Emery; Robin Mermelstein

doi:10.1093/her/cyp053

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Implementation fidelity of packaged teen smoking cessation treatments delivered in community-based settings

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Implementation fidelity of packaged teen smoking cessation treatments delivered in community-based settings

Kymberle Sterling, Susan Curry, Amy Sporer, Sherry Emery and Robin Mermelstein

Health education research, Vol.24(6), pp.941-948

10/06/2009

DOI: 10.1093/her/cyp053

PMCID: PMC2777948

PMID: 19808780

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Efficacious ‘packaged’ teen smoking cessation treatment programs, those developed by national organizations, are widely disseminated to local communities to help teens quit smoking. The implementation fidelity of these programs in community settings has not been documented. The efficacy of these programs could be lessened if they are not implemented as intended. Data from Helping Young Smokers Quit describe the frequency and types of modifications made to packaged teen cessation treatment programs for community delivery. A national sample of 591 community-based teen tobacco cessation treatment programs was profiled and 59% used a single packaged treatment program. Bivariate analyses found that 63% of program administrators reported implementing their program as planned; 37% modified their selected program. The most frequently reported modifications were made to the length and format of the program. Of those who modified their programs, >90% reported multiple program modifications (e.g. length and content). Administrators modified their programs to accommodate implementation barriers, such as time constraints and low participant enrollment, and to address the needs of participants with multiple risk behaviors that are co-morbid with tobacco use.

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Title: Subtitle: Implementation fidelity of packaged teen smoking cessation treatments delivered in community-based settings
Creators: Kymberle Sterling - Georgia State University
Susan Curry - University of Iowa
Amy Sporer - Roosevelt University
Sherry Emery - Roosevelt University
Robin Mermelstein - Roosevelt University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Health education research, Vol.24(6), pp.941-948
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyp053
PMID: 19808780
PMCID: PMC2777948
ISSN: 0268-1153
eISSN: 1465-3648
Language: English
Date published: 10/06/2009
Academic Unit: Health Management and Policy; Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984366285402771

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