Evidence-Based Prevention Strategies Flashcards
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When adapting an evidence-based program for a new cultural population, which action is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Modify surface features while preserving core components
Cultural adaptation should modify surface-level features (language, examples, images) while preserving core components proven to drive program effectiveness.
Life Skills Training (LST) is classified as evidence-based primarily because it:
Answer: Has been evaluated through rigorous RCTs showing significant reductions in substance use
LST earned evidence-based status through decades of randomized controlled trials demonstrating statistically significant reductions in tobacco, alcohol, and drug use.
Which concept describes the idea that prevention programs must address multiple risk domains to be maximally effective?
Answer: Comprehensive programming
Comprehensive programming addresses risk and protective factors across multiple domains (individual, family, school, community) to produce stronger and more durable effects.
A prevention professional notes that a program effective in urban settings shows no effect in rural communities. This illustrates the importance of:
Answer: Assessing contextual fit before program adoption
Contextual fit ensures that a selected program aligns with the community's unique characteristics, resources, and needs before adoption.
Which of the following best describes 'implementation science' in the context of prevention?
Answer: The study of methods to promote adoption and integration of evidence-based practices
Implementation science examines the processes, barriers, and facilitators involved in moving evidence-based programs from research into real-world practice settings.
The Nurse-Family Partnership program is an example of which prevention level?
Answer: Selective prevention
Nurse-Family Partnership targets first-time, low-income mothers—a subgroup at elevated risk—making it a selective prevention program.
Which statistical measure is most commonly used to compare effect sizes across different prevention program studies?
Answer: Cohen's d
Cohen's d is a standardized effect size measure that allows researchers to compare the magnitude of outcomes across studies with different scales and sample sizes.