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Translating Clinical Informatics Interventions into Routine Clinical Care: How Can the RE-AIM Framework Help?
Bakken S, Ruland CM.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009 Aug 28. [Epub ahead of print]

School of Nursing, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY; Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.

OBJECTIVE Clinical informatics intervention research suffers from a lack of attention to external validity in study design, implementation, evaluation, and reporting. This lack of attention to external validity hampers the ability of others to assess the fit of a clinical informatics intervention with demonstrated efficacy in one setting for implementation in their setting. The objective of this model formulation paper is to demonstrate the applicability of the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) framework with proposed extensions to clinical informatics intervention research and describe the framework's role in facilitating the translation of evidence into practice and generation of evidence from practice. Both aspects are essential to reap the clinical and public health benefits of clinical informatics research. DESIGN We expanded the RE-AIM framework through the addition of assessment questions relevant to clinical ! informatics intervention research including those related to predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors. We used two case studies to validate the expanded RE-AIM framework. RESULTS The first case study supported the applicability of the RE-AIM framework to inform the real world implementation of a clinical informatics intervention with demonstrated efficacy in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) - the Choice (Creating better Health Outcomes by Improving Communication about Patients' Experiences) intervention. The second case study, an RCT of a personal digital assistant (PDA)-based decision support system (DSS) for guideline-based screening and management, illustrated how the RE-AIM framework can be used to inform the design of an efficacy RCT that will generate evidence from practice through capture of essential contextual details typically lacking in RCT design and reporting. CONCLUSION The case studies validate, through example, the applicability of the RE-AIM frame! work to inform the design, implementation, evaluation, and reporting of clinical informatics intervention studies.

The delivery of public health interventions via the Internet: actualizing their potential.
Bennett GG, Glasgow RE.
Annu Rev Public Health. 2009 Apr 29;30:273-92

Center for Community Based Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. gbennett@hsph.harvard.edu
The Internet increasingly serves as a platform for the delivery of public health interventions. The efficacy of Internet interventions has been demonstrated across a wide range of conditions. Much more work remains, however, to enhance the potential for broad population dissemination of Internet interventions. In this article, we examine the effectiveness of Internet interventions, with particular attention to their dissemination potential. We discuss several considerations (characterizing reach rates, minimizing attrition, promoting Web site utilization, use of tailored messaging and social networking) that may improve the implementation of Internet interventions and their associated outcomes. We review factors that may influence the adoption of Internet interventions in a range of potential dissemination settings. Finally, we present several recommendations for future research that highlight the potential importance of better understanding intervention reach, developing consensus regarding Web site usage metrics, and more broadly integrating Web 2.0 functionality.

Genevieve F. Dunton, Renee Lagloire, Trina Robertson
Using the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate the Statewide Dissemination of a School-Based Physical Activity and Nutrition Curriculum: “Exercise Your Options”
American Journal of Health Promotion, March/April 2009, V23, I4, 229

Glasgow RE, Gaglio B, Estabrooks PA, Marcus AC, Ritzwoller DP, Smith TL, Levinson AH, Sukhanova A, O'donnell C, France EK. Comprehensive Long-Term Results of Smoking Harm Reduction Program. Medical Care 2009 47(1):115-120. Abstract CLICK HERE

Klesges LM, Dzewaltowski DA, Glasgow RE. Review of External Validity Reporting in Childhood Obesity Prevention Research. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;34(3):216-223 Abstract CLICK HERE

Jilcott, Ammerman, Sommers, & Glasgow. Applying the RE-AIM framework to assess the public health impact of policy change. Annals Behavioral Medicine, 2007, 34: 105-114. Abstract CLICK HERE

Glasgow RE. eHealth Evaluation and Dissemination Research. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2007;32(5S):S119-S126. Abstract CLICK HERE

Translating Effective Clinic-Based Physical Activity Interventions into Practice.
Estabrooks & Glasgow. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2006 , 31; 45-56.

Meeting Summary and Recommendations from the Meeting of Health Journal Editors on External Valdity Reporting Issues, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, April 17-18 2006.

Using RE-AIM Metrics to Evaluate Diabetes Self-Management Support Interventions. AJPM 2006;30(1):67-73.

Practical Behavioral Trials to Advance Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine. Ann Behav Med 2006; 31(1):5-13.

Do Behavioral HARM Reduction Approaches Reach More or Different Smokers. Addictive Behaviors 2006; 31(3):509-518

RE-AIMing Research for application: Ways to Improve Evidence for Family Practice. J Am Board Fam Pract 2006;19(1):11-19.

Evaluating the Relevance, Generalization, and Applicability of Research: Issues in Translation Methodology and External Validity. Eval Health Prof 2006;29(1):126-153

Robustness of a Computer-Assisted Diabetes Self-management Intervention across patient characteristics, healthcare Settings, and Intervention Staff. Am J Managed Care 2006; 12:137-145.

An Initiative for Nutrition Education in Children: Program Description and Evaluation. Gesundheitswesen. 2006; 68(3):165-70.

Practice-based research in primary care: facilitator of, or barrier to, practice improvement? Ann Fam Med. 2005 Suppl 2:S28-32.

Translational research principles of an effectiveness trial for diabetes care in an urban African American population. Diabetes Educ.2005; 31(6):880-9.

A randomized effectiveness trial to improve diabetes care. Diabetes Care 28(1):33-39.

A practical randomized trial to improve diabetes care. J Gen Int Med 19(12):1167-1174.

Physical activity promotion in primary care: Bridging the gap between research and practice. Am J Prev Med, 27(4), 297-303.

School physical education in the post-report eara: An analysis from public health. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 23, 318-337.

RE-AIM: Evidence based standards and a Web resource to improve translation of research Into practice. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 28, 75-80.

Beginning with the application in mind: designing and planning health behavior change interventions to enhance translation and dissemination. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 29, S66-75.

TREND: An important step, but not enough. American Journal of Public Health, 94: 1474.

The future of physical activity behavior change research: what is needed to improve translation of research into health promotion practice? Exercise and Sport Sciences Review. 32(2):57-63.

Behavior change research in community settings: how generalizable are the results? Health Promotion International, 19(2), 235-245.

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Practical, practice and policy relevant trials. Current Diabetes Reports. 4:111-112.

The future of health behavior change research: what is needed to improve translation of research into health promotion practice? Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 27:3-12.

Translating What We Have Learned into Practice: Principles and Hyptheses for Addressing Multiple Behaviors in Primary Care. Am J Prev Med 27:(25):88-101.

Disseminating effective cancer screening interventions. Cancer 101 (Suppl 5):1239-1250.

Patient recruitment strategies and lessons learned during a diabetes self-management program conducted in a primary care setting. The Diabetes Educator. 29(4), 673-681.

Worksite health promotion research: to what extent can we generalize the results and what is needed to translate research to practice? Health Education & Behavior, 30, 537-549.

Reporting of validity from school health promotion studies published in 12 leading journals, 1996-2000. Journal of School Health, 73(1): 21-28.

Physical activity promotion through primary care. Journal of the American Medical Association, 289(22): 2913-2916.

Evaluating the impact of behavioral interventions that target physical activity: Issues of generalizability and public health. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 4(1): 41-55.

Translating Research to Practice: Lessons learned, areas for improvement, and future directions. Diabetes Care, 26: 2451-2456.

The D-Net Diabetes Self-Management Program: long-term implementation, outcomes, and generalization results. Preventive Medicine 36(4): 410-419.

Why don't we see more translation of health promotion research to practice? Rethinking the efficacy to effectiveness transition. American Journal of Public Health, 93(8): 1261-1267.

Successful recruitment of minorities into clinical trials: The Kick It at Swope project. Nicotine Tobacco Research. 5(4):575-84. [NOTE: The source of this abstract is PubMed. For more information, contact the lead author: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. kharris2@kumc.edu]

Using pedometers to increase physical activity in a family planning clinic: a feasibility study. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 14(3), 165-170. (Contact corresponding author to obtain a copy of this publication – Elizabeth Eakin [EEakin@qldcancer.com.au]).

Reaching those most in need: A review of diabetes self-management interventions in disadvantaged populations. Diabetes Metab Res Rev, 18 (1): 26-35.

Evaluation of Theory-Based Interventions: The RE-AIM Model. In: Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice. K. Glanz, F.M. Lewis, & B.K. Rimer (Eds) 3rd Edition. San Francisco, John Wiley & Sons. Pages 531-544.

Behavior change intervention research in health care settings: A review of recent reports, with emphasis on external validity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 23(1): 62-69.

Response to Connelly from the BCC Representativeness and Translation Work Group: the issue is one of impact, not of world view or preferred approach. Health Education Research, 17(6): 696-699.

Implementation, generalization, and long-term results of the "Choosing Well" diabetes self-management intervention. Patient Education and Counseling, 48(2): 115-122.

If you build It, will they come? Reach and adoption associated with a comprehensive lifestyle management program for women with type 2 diabetes. Patient Education and Counseling, 48(2): 99-105.

Enhancing support for health behavior change among women at risk for heart disease: The Mediterranean Lifestyle Trial. Health Education Research. 17, 574-585.

Smoking cessation interventions among hospitalized patients: What have we learned? Preventive Medicine, 32(4):376-388.

Making a difference with interactive technology: Considerations in using and evaluating computerized aids for diabetes self-management education. Diabetes Spectrum, 14(2): 99-106.

The RE-AIM framework for evaluating interventions: What can it tell us about approaches to chronic illness management? Patient Education and Counseling, 44: 119-127.

Promoting smoking abstinence in pregnant and postpartum patients: A comparison of 2 approaches. American Journal of Managed Care, 7, 685-693.