title: Evidence-Based Program Replication: Translational Activities, Experiences, and Challenges.
abstract: With a growing number of evidence-based programs, it is necessary to understand the translation activities, experiences, and challenges of program replication in a community setting. This article reviews the implementation tasks necessary for agencies to implement the Reducing Disability in Alzheimer's Disease (RDAD) intervention. It presents the importance of using original evidence-based program protocols and enhancing them to best fit service settings by reviewing the translation and implementation activities of (a) selecting and training program and supervisory staff; (b) recruiting, screening, and consenting participants to enroll in the program; and (c) developing a manual to guide community-based program replication. Furthermore, the process revealed that the replication of an evidence-based program can take place within the realities of a community setting with input from program oversight, implementation, and evaluation staff and the original researcher.
authors.affiliation: Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland, OH, USA bprimetica@benrose.org.
authors.forename: Branka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Primetica
authors.affiliation: Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Menne
authors.affiliation: Alzheimer's Association, Toledo, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Salli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bollin
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teri
authors.affiliation: Ohio Department of Aging, Columbus, USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molea
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; caregiving; evidence-based; exercise; replication