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Transfer of research-based HIV prevention interventions to community service providers: fidelity and adaptation. AIDS Educ Prev 2000;12(5 Suppl):87-98

Date

11/04/2000

Pubmed ID

11063072

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0033785502 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   134 Citations

Abstract

HIV prevention research interventions usually follow protocols with specific procedures. If a community-delivered intervention uses the same procedures with the same populations as those in the original research, the behavior change effects should be similar. However, community-based providers may not replicate an intervention exactly as it was conducted in the effectiveness study. Adaptation may be needed to better meet the needs of the clients, community, or organization. We propose that interventions can be defined in terms of core elements likely to be responsible for effectiveness. These core elements cannot be changed without fundamentally changing the intervention, whereas other characteristics may be modified without altering effectiveness. HIV prevention researchers and service providers can collaborate to develop interventions that not only are effective but can also be successfully implemented by service organizations. If researchers actively involve service providers and community members in intervention planning, technology transfer goals can be better achieved.

Author List

Kelly JA, Heckman TG, Stevenson LY, Williams PN, Ertl T, Hays RB, Leonard NR, O'Donnell L, Terry MA, Sogolow ED, Neumann MS

Author

Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Community Health Services
HIV Infections
Humans
Models, Organizational
Preventive Health Services
Program Development
Technology Transfer
United States