Intervention mapping

Article summary

Intervention Mapping is an approach for developing theory-based and evidence-based health promotion programs. Intervention Mapping describes the process of health promotion program planning in six steps: # the needs and assets assessment based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model # the definition of intervention outcomes and objectives based upon scientific analyses of health problems and problem causing factors; # the selection of intervention methods and translating them into practical applications to change (determinants of) health-related behavior; # the intervention design and production; # the anticipation of adoption, implementation and sustainability; and # the anticipation of process and effect evaluation. Intervention Mapping is characterized by three perspectives: an ecological approach, participation of all stakeholders, and the use of theories and evidence. Although Intervention Mapping is presented as a series of steps, the authors see the planning process as iterative rather than linear. Program planners move back and forth between tasks and steps. The process is also cumulative: each step is based on previous steps, and inattention to a particular step may lead to mistakes and inadequate decisions.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352277445