Chapter 2 Flashcards
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Theory
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Set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that present a systematic view of events or situations by specifying relations among variables, in order to explain and predict the events or situations
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Theory: Characteristics
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- Generalizable
- Broad application
- Testable
- Abstract
- No specified content or topic area
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Uses of Theory
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- Planning
- Why are people not following health advice?
- What do you need to know before developing an intervention?
- Implementation
- How to shape program strategies to make an impact on target populations?
- Evaluation
- What should be monitored, measured, compared?
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Types of Theories
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- Explanatory Theories (theory of the problem)
- Change Theories (theories of action)
- Implementation Theories
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Explanatory Theories
(theory of the problem)
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- Help describe and identify why a problem exists
- Predict behaviors under defined conditions
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Change Theories
(theories of action)
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- Guide the development of interventions
- Form the basis for evaluation
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Implementation Theories
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- Change theories that link theory to a specific problem, audience, and context
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Concepts
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The major components of a theory; building blocks
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Constructs
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Concepts that are adapted or developed for use in a particular theory
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Variables
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Operational forms of constructs
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Models
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- Informed by multiple theories to help understand a specific problem in a particular setting or context
Examples:
- PRECEDE-PROCEED Model
- Social Marketing
- Ecological Model
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Research can be categorized as being:
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- Informed by theory
- Applying theory
- Testing theory
- Building/creating theory
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Trends in Application
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- Shift from using techniques that push people to change to reducing obstacles and promoting informed decision making
- IOM reports recommends that interventions on social and behavioral factors link multiple levels of influence
