- For each of the following examples, classify the stage of research being utilized:
- Assessing the validity and reliability of a new self-esteem scale
- Assessing the impact of a widely distributed brochure on teen smoking rates
True or False
- The RE-AIM Framework specifically addresses the policy implications of the intervention
- Logic Models depict the theoretical pathways and mediators for an intervention program
- Mediation analysis can be used to test whether your program impacts men and women differently
- The TREND Statement can assist researchers in designing interventions
- For each of the following research designs, indicate whether the TREND, CONSORT or STROBE Statement would be appropriate:
- Evaluation of a smoking cessation intervention where participants are randomized to treatment and control
- Evaluation of an exercise program for older adults where one entire retirement complex volunteered to serve as the treatment group and another volunteered to serve as the control group
- Survey of patients at a given STD clinic to determine their level of condom use
Answer Key: 1a. Methods development 1b. Dissemination 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. False 6a. CONSORT 6b. STROBE 6c. TREND