Behavioral Intervention Research

Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-8261-2658-0
Verlag: Springer Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 560 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 974 g

The definitive “go to” text for Master’s and Doctoral level courses on behavioral intervention research. It provides comprehensive coverage of the development, testing, and implementation of novel behavioral interventions in service and practice settings.

This handbook provides comprehensive coverage of one of the most under-discussed and understood areas of public health research: developing, testing, and implementing novel behavioral interventions in service and practice settings. It examines the most critical issues related to behavioral intervention research in order to maximize the ability of intervention researchers to successfully implement current and future evidenced-based intervention protocols in targeted practice settings.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gitlin, Laura N.

Czaja, Sara J.

Über Autor(innen)

Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, is professor in the Department of Community Public Health in the School of Nursing with joint appointments in the Department of Psychiatry and Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, USA. She is also the founding director of the Center for Innovative Care in Aging at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.

Sara J. Czaja, PhD is a Leonard M. Miller Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Industrial Engineering at the University of Miami, USA. She is also the Scientific Director of the Center on Aging at the University of Miami and the Director of the Center on Research and Education for Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE). CREATE is funded by the National Institute on Aging involves collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Florida State University.