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Examples of studies reporting follow-up evaluation of implemented interventions |
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| Authors |
Design |
Intervention |
Intervention target |
Intervention length |
Outcome measured |
Post-intervention sustainability period |
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| Knox et al., 2003 [46] |
Quasi-experiment, pre-post comparison |
Multi-component suicide prevention program |
USAF personnel (patient-level) |
1 year |
Relative suicide risk factor rates |
1 year |
| Harland et al., 1999 [47] |
RCT, pre-post comparison |
1–6 motivational interviews, with or without financial incentive |
General medicine practice patients (patient-level) |
3 months |
Self-reported physical activity |
1 year |
| Shye et al., 2004 [48] |
Multi-faceted intervention trial, pre-post comparison |
(1) Basic strategy: guideline, education, clinical supports (2) Augmented strategy: basic program with social worker added |
HMO PCPs (provider-level) |
10 months |
Rates of female patients who asked about domestic violence |
3 months |
| Sanci et al., 2000, 2005 [49,50] |
RCT, pre-post comparison |
Multi-faceted adolescent health education program |
General medicine practice physicians (provider-level) |
3 months |
Observer ratings of skills, self-perceived competency, tested knowledge |
4 months, 10 months, 5 years |
| Perlstein et al., 2000 [51] |
Pre-post comparison |
Implemented bronchiolitis care guideline |
Pediatricians who cared for infants 0–1 year hospitalized with bronchiolitis (provider-level) |
-- |
Patient volumes, length of stay, use of ancillary resources |
3 years |
| Brand et al., 2005 [52] |
Program evaluation |
COPD management guideline |
Hospital physicians (provider-level) |
-- |
Guideline concordance, attitudes and barriers to guidelines, access to available guidelines |
2 years |
| Morgenstern et al., 2003 [53] |
Quasi-experiment, pre-post comparison |
Multi-component acute stroke treatment education program |
Community laypersons (patient-level); Community- and ED-based physicians and EMS responders (provider-level); Stroke care policies (organization-level) |
15 months |
Number of acute stroke patients who received intravenous tissue plasminogen activator |
6 months |
| Bere et al., 2006 [54] |
Controlled trial, pre-post comparison |
(1) Fruit and vegetable education program (2) No-cost access to school fruit program |
School-age students (patient-level) |
1 year |
All-day fruit and vegetable intake |
1 year |
| Shepherd et al., 2000 [55] |
Systematic review of controlled comparisons with pre-post analysis |
Health education interventions that promote sexual risk reduction in women |
Sexually active women in any setting, treated by any provider type (patient-level) |
Varied from 1 day to 3 years (most lasted 1 to 3 months) |
Behavioral outcomes (e.g, condom use, fewer partners, or abstinence, fewer STDs) |
Varied from 1 month to 6 months (most were up to 3 months) |
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Note. To identify studies that measured sustainability, we searched PubMed for reports that included any follow-up analyses of interventions or program effects, using keyword searches for terms such as 'sustain,' 'sustained,' 'sustainability,' and 'follow-up.' | ||||||
Bowman et al. Implementation Science 2008 3:21 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-21 |
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