Module 7

Question 1

A good intervention will always:

Answer 1

-Involve a repetitive process rather than a linear process
-Document the sequence of decisions made during development
-Include stakeholders and end users
(guided target group, practitioners, investors etc)

Question 2

What are the 1-3 tasks of intervention mapping? (Understand the Behaviour and Identify Change Targets)

Answer 2

1.Define the problem
-Including assessing needs of target group
2.Clarify how behavior change can ameliorate or resolve the problem
-How can changing the problem help
3. Identify which groups of people need to change their behavior (or behaviour patterns), and at what level (ex; individual, org, govt, or multiple)
- The who and what we are targeting

Question 3

What is a needs assessment?

Answer 3

A systematic process for determining the discrepancy between current conditions and desired conditions

Question 4

What are the key points of a needs assessment?

Answer 4

-Done at the beginning of project to ensure that an intervention is needed
-Determines who needs the intervention
-A robust needs assessment will include information from multiple sources
-Often delivered at multiple points

Question 5

What is the next step of a needs assessment, why is it important?

Answer 5

action planning
-needs assessment is pointless if doesn’t result in change or clarification of objective.
-Results of needs assessment are framed in key ‘lessons learned;
- result in Action planning focused on how to implement these lessons into steps.

Question 6

ten steps, Understand mechanism and include Evidence-Based Change Techniques. what are steps 4-5

Answer 6

4. Understand behavioural antecedents, that is, the contexts, cues, and underlying mechanism that maintain the targeted behavior patterns
   5.Design interventions/intervention components that can alter some, or all, of these behavioral antecedents and regulatory mechanisms.

Question 7

step 4. Understand behavioural antecedents, that is, the contexts, cues, and underlying mechanism that maintain the targeted behavior patterns. explain it

Answer 7

-Mechanisms must be considered on a behaviour-by-behaviour and target group-to-target group basis
-Relevant evidence to identify mechanisms of behaviour regulation
-Based on knowledge, select intervention theory
-How do we chose the right theory?

Question 8

step 5. Design interventions/intervention components that can alter some, or all, of these behavioral antecedents and regulatory mechanisms. Explain it

Answer 8

-Translate their chosen theory of behaviour change into behaviour change techniques that guide the intervention
-This stage should be co-created with intended users and implementers to maximize adoption, fidelity of implementation and sustainability.
-Ex: binge drinking intervention- use social norms bc college students drink less than people think!!! Remove that social pressure

Question 9

what are important articulations of step 5, what should we state?

Answer 9

-The purpose for which they are intervening (what are they trying to change)
-The intervention strategy that they are using (which model)
-The reason they have selected that strategy (what mechanism of action is targeted)
-The conditions under which they are pursuing these goals (for who, when, and where intervention is being tested) some interventions wont work with certain populations

Question 10

How do we choose the right theory?

Answer 10

-acknowledge that theres is probably no single “right” answer
-consider the evidence-based, your target population, the project stakeholders, and the project facilitators and barriers carefully.
-consider blending two or more theories if needed
-ensure that you select theories that match the specified mechanisms of interest, the technique you anticipate to employ, and the mode of delivery you expect to use.

Question 11

Modifiable factors

Answer 11

The active ingredients that are responsible for bringing about change in intervention.

Question 12

modifiable factor and for which theory; goal setting.

Answer 12

(cluster 1)
How can you help someone to increase their commitment, ability, self efficacy, feedback or resources to achieve a particular goal
-goal setting theory

Question 13

modifiable factor and for which theory; self-efficacy.

Answer 13

(cluster 15)
How can you affect personal accomplishment, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion by others, and/or perceptions of minimal emotional arousal?

Protection Motivation Theory
Social Cognitive Theory

Question 14

modifiable factor and for which theory; salience of consequences.

Answer 14

How can you emphasize the consequences of performing the behavior?

Social Cognitive Theory

Theory of planned behaviour

Question 15

modifiable factor and for which theory; appraisal.

Answer 15

(cluster 4)
What can you do to increase threat appraisal? What can you do to increase coping appraisal?

-Protection Motivation Theory
-Common Sense Model of Self-regulation
-Health belief model

Question 16

what is the final outcome of task 4 and 5

Answer 16

problem logic model

Question 17

what is the problem logic model

Answer 17

A precise map of what an intervention is designed to change and how it will (and will not) work.
Focus on the big ideas and are depicted on one page (macro details)
Read like a series of ‘if-then’ statements in temporal sequence

Question 18

what are the common program Logic Model components

Answer 18

inputs
activities
outputs
outcomes
audience
situation
assumptions
external factors

Question 19

Common Logic Model Component: Inputs

Answer 19

the resources invested into a program or initiative (supplies, funding, staff)

Question 20

Common Logic Model Component: Activities

Answer 20

Activities or interventions that will be carried out as part of the program
(ex: public service announcements, fitness class)

Question 21

Common Logic Model Component: outputs

Answer 21

products that are produced from program activities or interventions. Outputs can be viewed as quantifying activities and providing numerical values or attributing percentages

measurable product
-Number of public announcements made
-How many ads and how long they will be there for
-#class held

Question 22

Common Logic Model Component: Outcomes

Answer 22

the changes expected to result from the program. Range from short term to long-term, and are associated with changed in knowledge, awareness, behavior and skills

Desired change
-PSA created to raise awareness about obesity
-Decreased BMI
-Increased activity

Question 23

Common Logic Model Component:
audience

Answer 23

who the program is targetting
-Primary- main target audience
-Secondary audience- ppl impacted by the program but not recipients

Question 24

Common Logic Model Component: Situation

Answer 24

the situational context that led to the creation of the program

-Increased rates of obesity led to program creation
-Health concerns led to creating program to stop smoking

Question 25

Common Logic Model Component: Assumptions

Answer 25

underlying theories and beliefs about the program and its context which can influence how the program is implemented. Transparency around assumptions makes for chosen action -We assume someone has high threat appraisal and self appraisal

Question 26

Common Logic Model Component: External factors

Answer 26

EXTERNAL FACTORS: factors that impact the program but are beyond the control of the program planners and overseers. Factors may be positive or negative and are likely to influence program success. -We state these but not trying to change them -Ex; cultural norms, policies, environmental factors -These are not the target

Question 27

problem logic model has three key areas of concerns we should be asking question in...

Answer 27

intervention strategy - what is the duration, intensity, delivery model of intervention mechanism of action -Why this mechanism over another outcome -does outcome need to be altered