Contents Contributors Foreword Preface Acknowledgments PART I: SETTING THE STAGE 1. Generating Evidence Through Intervention Research Versus Using Evidence in Evidence-Based Practice/Quality Improvement Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Dianne Morrison-Beedy 2. Setting the Stage for Intervention Research and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: The "So What," "What Exists," and "What''s Next" Factors Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Dianne Morrison-Beedy 3. Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Outcomes of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Projects Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk PART II: DESIGNING INTERVENTION STUDIES 4. Using Theory to Guide Intervention Research Julie Fleury and Souraya Sidani 5. Nuts and Bolts of Designing Intervention Studies Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Dianne Morrison-Beedy, and Shirley M. Moore 6. Designing Interventions That Are Sensitive to Culture, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender Usha Menon 7.
Ethical Considerations in Designing Intervention Studies Dónal P. O''Mathúna 8. Minimizing Threats to Internal Validity Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob 9. Minimizing Threats to External Validity Wanda K. Nicholson 10. Measurement in Intervention Research Dianne Morrison-Beedy and Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk 11. Biological Measures for Intervention Research Rita H. Pickler and Cindy Munro PART III: IMPLEMENTING INTERVENTION STUDIES 12.
Developing the Budget for Intervention Studies Steven Pease and Barbara Smith 13. Navigating the IRB for Investigators Amanda A. Hastings, Cheryl L. Byers, and Barry B. Bercu 14. Participant Recruitment and Retention Dianne Morrison-Beedy and Constance Visovsky 15. Maintaining Fidelity of an Intervention Sandee McClowry and Sandra Gagnon 16. Study Implementation: An Example Using the Madres Para la Salud (Mothers for Health) Study Colleen Keller and Barbara Ainsworth 17.
Considerations in Conducting Multisite Trials Peter A. Vanable 18. Considerations in Conducting Interventions in Specialized Settings 18.1. Conducting Interventions in Global Settings Carol M. Baldwin, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, and Christine Hancock 18.2. Conducting Interventions in Long-Term Care Settings Debra Parker Oliver and Marlys R.
Peck 18.3. Conducting Interventions in Public Health Settings LaRon E. Nelson and Dianne Morrison-Beedy 18.4. Conducting Interventions in School Settings Bonnie Gance-Cleveland 18.5. Conducting Interventions in Palliative Care Settings Kathryn B.
Lindstrom 18.6. Conducting Interventions in Acute Care Settings Cindy Munro 19. Data Management Sharon M. Lawlor and Kevin E. Kip PART IV: ANALYZING INTERVENTION STUDIES 20. Analyzing Intervention Studies Laura A. Szalacha 21.
Cost-Effectiveness Analyses for Intervention Studies Kimberly Arcoleo and Kevin Frick 22. Explaining Intervention Effects Kimberly Arcoleo PART V: WRITING SUCCESSFUL GRANTS AND PROGRESS REPORTS 23. Writing Grants That Fund! Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Dianne Morrison-Beedy 24. Submitting a Research Grant Application to the National Institutes of Health: Navigating the Application and Peer Review System Mindy B. Tinkle and Ann Marie McCarthy 25. Writing Progress and Final Reports Margaret Roudebush and Shirley M. Moore PART VI: MOVING INTERVENTION FINDINGS INTO THE REAL WORLD 26. Disseminating Findings of Intervention Studies Marion E.
Broome 27. Social Media Use in Intervention Research and Dissemination Linsey N. Grove and Dianne Morrison-Beedy 28. Speeding the Translation of Evidence-Based Interventions Into Real-World Practice Settings Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk 29. Factors Influencing Successful Uptake of Evidence-Based Interventions in Clinical Practice Sharon Tucker Glossary Index.