title: Ethical issues in intervention outcomes.
abstract: This article discusses selected ethical issues involved with the outcomes of interventions. An intervention is a process of intrusion into value systems based on a relationship of mutual trust and shared expectations between the intervener and the participant. Too often, interveners focus on the outcome without considering the mediating variables that can influence the outcome; therefore, intervention outcomes may fail or be short-lived. Many ethical issues with respect to how interventions are designed and implemented can affect their success or failure.
authors.affiliation: College of Health and Social Services, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bruhn
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000592:standards*; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005192:Family Health; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States