Why Don’t We See More Translation of Health Promotion Research to Practice? Rethinking the Efficacy-to-Effectiveness Transition

American journal of public health - Tập 93 Số 8 - Trang 1261-1267 - 2003
Russell E. Glasgow1, Edward Lichtenstein1, Alfred C. Marcus1
1Russell E. Glasgow and Alfred C. Marcus are with Kaiser Permanente Colorado and AMC Cancer Research Center, Denver. Edward Lichtenstein is with the Oregon Research Institute, Eugene.

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The gap between research and practice is well documented. We address one of the underlying reasons for this gap: the assumption that effectiveness research naturally and logically follows from successful efficacy research. These 2 research traditions have evolved different methods and values; consequently, there are inherent differences between the characteristics of a successful efficacy intervention versus those of an effectiveness one. Moderating factors that limit robustness across settings, populations, and intervention staff need to be addressed in efficacy studies, as well as in effectiveness trials. Greater attention needs to be paid to documenting intervention reach, adoption, implementation, and maintenance. Recommendations are offered to help close the gap between efficacy and effectiveness research and to guide evaluation and possible adoption of new programs.

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American journal of public health

Tập 93 Số 8

1261-1267

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