Overview
- First book on formal optimization of behavioral and biobehavioral interventions
- Methodology is easily transferred to myriad projects and scenarios in which behavioral interventions are already used or may be incorporated
- Provides the background to conduct research to optimize behavioral, biobehavioral, and biomedical interventions
- Approach presented in this book is a new frontier in behavioral science research that optimizes the intervention before the randomized clinical trial (RCT)
Part of the book series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS)
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This book presents a framework for development, optimization, and evaluation of behavioral, Â biobehavioral, and biomedical interventions. Â Behavioral, biobehavioral, and biomedical interventions are programs with the objective of improving and maintaining human health and well-being, broadly defined, in individuals, families, schools, organizations, or communities. Â These interventions may be aimed at, for example, preventing or treating disease, promoting physical and mental health, preventing violence, or improving academic achievement. Â
This volume introduces the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST), pioneered at The Methodology Center at the Pennsylvania State University, as an alternative to the classical approach of relying solely on the randomized controlled trial (RCT). Â MOST borrows heavily from perspectives taken and approaches used in engineering, and also integrates concepts from statistics and behavioral science, including the RCT. Â As described in detail in this book, MOST consists of three phases: preparation, in which the conceptual model underlying the intervention is articulated; optimization, in which experimentation is used to gather the information necessary to identify the optimized intervention; and evaluation, in which the optimized intervention is evaluated in a standard RCT. Â Through numerous examples, the book demonstrates that MOST can be used to develop interventions that are more effective, efficient, economical, and scalable.
Optimization of Behavioral, Biobehavioral, and Biomedical Interventions: The Multiphase Optimization Strategy is the first book to present a comprehensive introduction to MOST. It will be an essential resource for behavioral, biobehavioral, and biomedical scientists; statisticians, biostatisticians, and analysts working in epidemiology and public health; and graduate-level courses in development and evaluation of interventions.
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Book Title: Optimization of Behavioral, Biobehavioral, and Biomedical Interventions
Book Subtitle: The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST)
Authors: Linda M. Collins
Series Title: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72206-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72205-4Published: 20 February 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89156-9Published: 04 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72206-1Published: 08 February 2018
Series ISSN: 2199-7357
Series E-ISSN: 2199-7365
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXI, 297
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Behavioral Sciences, Psychological Methods/Evaluation