Improving physical activity program adoption using integrated research-practice partnerships: an effectiveness-implementation trial

Samantha M. Harden; Sallie Beth Johnson; Fabio A. Almeida; Paul A. Estabrooks

doi:10.1007/s13142-015-0380-6

Improving physical activity program adoption using integrated research-practice partnerships: an effectiveness-implementation trial

Samantha M. Harden, Sallie Beth Johnson, Fabio A. Almeida, Paul A. Estabrooks

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Integrated research-practice partnerships (IRPPs) may improve adoption of evidence-based programs. The aim of this study is to compare adoption of an IRPP-developed physical activity (PA) program (Fit Extension, FitEx) to a typical efficacy-effectiveness-dissemination pipeline model program (Active Living Every Day, ALED). Guided by the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework, a randomized controlled trial assigned health educators (HEs) to FitEx (n = 18) or ALED (n = 18). Fourteen HEs adopted FitEx, while two HEs adopted ALED (χ² = 21.8; p < 0.05). FitEx HEs took less time to deliver (p < 0.05), stated greater intentions for continued program delivery (p < 0.05), and reached more participants (n = 1097 total; 83 % female; 70 % Caucasian; M_age = 44 ± 11.8) per HE than ALED (n = 27 total; 60 % female; 50 % Caucasian; M_age = 41 ± 11.3). No significant difference existed in FitEx or ALED participants’ increased PA (M_increase = 9.12 ±29.09 min/day; p > 0.05). IRPP-developed programs may improve PA program adoption, implementation, and maintenance and may also result in programs that have higher reach—without reducing effectiveness.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	28-38
Number of pages	11
Journal	Translational behavioral medicine
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-015-0380-6
State	Published - Mar 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Physical activity
RE-AIM
Research-practice
Translation

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Applied Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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