Flawed conclusions on the Västerbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .al

An evaluation of Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) was recently conducted by San Sebastian et al. (BMC Public Health 19:202, 2019). Evaluation of health care interventions of this kind require 1) an understanding of both the design and the nature of the intervention, 2) correct definition of...

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Published in:BMC public health 2019-08, Vol.19 (1), p.1095-1095, Article 1095
Main Authors: Blomstedt, Yulia, Norberg, Margareta, Ng, Nawi, Nyström, Lennarth, Boman, Kurt, Lönnberg, Göran, Stenlund, Hans, Wall, Stig, Weinehall, Lars
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Community intervention
Correspondence
Counseling
CVD
Evaluation
Humans
Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Population Health
Prevention
Sweden
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Summary:An evaluation of Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) was recently conducted by San Sebastian et al. (BMC Public Health 19:202, 2019). Evaluation of health care interventions of this kind require 1) an understanding of both the design and the nature of the intervention, 2) correct definition of the target population, and 3) careful choice of the appropriate evaluation method. In this correspondence, we review the approach used by San Sebastian et al. as relates to these three criteria. Within this framework, we suggest important explanations for why the conclusions drawn by these authors contradict a large body of research on the effectiveness of the VIP.
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-019-7444-3