Use of program evaluation in community youth tobacco cessation programs.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the inclusion of program evaluation components in a national sample of youth tobacco cessation programs.


METHODS
Program administrators were interviewed to ascertain program characteristics associated with the inclusion of program evaluation components.


RESULTS
Two thirds of all surveyed programs (n=591) had an evaluation component; most included attendance, user satisfaction, and quitting measures. Programs with an evaluation component were significantly more likely to report annual funding greater than the median and to conduct a follow-up with participants.


CONCLUSIONS
Program characteristics and associated evaluation components are summarized, and recommendations are given for a minimal level of program evaluation planning.
Houser-Marko
Linda
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University of Illinois-Chicago, Institute for Health Research and Policy, Chicago, IL 60608, USA. lhmarko@uic.edu
Sporer
Amy
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Emery
Sherry L
SL
Hund
Lisa
L
Lee
Jungwha
J
Curry
Susan J
SJ
D003153:Community Health Services; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome