Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of a Behavioral Intervention

The purpose of this article is to address issues in maintaining the integrity of a behavioral intervention. Examples are provided from a recently completed study on how to train research staff and monitor the integrity of the intervention. In this exemplar, the integrity of the behavioral interventi...

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Published in:Western journal of nursing research 2005-04, Vol.27 (3), p.338-345
Main Authors: Whitmer, Kyra, Sweeney, Carole, Slivjak, Anne, Sumner, Connie, Barsevick, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Behaviour
Clinical Nursing Research - methods
Fatigue - prevention & control
Humans
Integrity
Interventions
Monitoring
Neoplasms - nursing
Nursing
Nursing Staff - education
Occupational training
Quality Control
Reproducibility of Results
Research nurses
Training
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to address issues in maintaining the integrity of a behavioral intervention. Examples are provided from a recently completed study on how to train research staff and monitor the integrity of the intervention. In this exemplar, the integrity of the behavioral intervention was addressed by the design of the study and research staff training. Throughout the study, the integrity of the behavioral intervention was monitored by delineating a checklist of topics that must be addressed, critiquing audiotapes of the intervention, and discussing incomplete or missing elements with the research staff.
ISSN:0193-9459
1552-8456
DOI:10.1177/0193945904270087