Application of a better practices framework to review youth tobacco use cessation.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the Better Practices model and its application to review youth tobacco cessation practices.


METHODS
Growing emphasis on evidence-based practice in health has drawn attention to methods for the identification of "best practices." Canadian organizations and government collaborated to develop a framework for "better" practices.


RESULTS
An international group of experts used the model to develop recommendations for the practice of youth cessation and further research needed to advance the field.


CONCLUSIONS
Tension persits between the need for rigor in research and the need for practical intervention guidance. The Better Practices model provided a framework for action recognizing these needs, and its use resulted in a number of valuable products.
Maule
Catherine O
CO
Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative, CCS/ NCIC National Office, 10 Alcorn Ave., Suite 200, Toronto, ON, Canada M4Y 2E1. cmaule@ctcri.ca
Moyer
Cheryl A
CA
Lovato
Chris Y
CY
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D019985:Benchmarking; D002170:Canada; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D016540:Smoking Cessation