title: Coevolution of Information Sharing and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices Among North American Tobacco Cessation Quitlines.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the coevolution of information sharing and implementation of evidence-based practices among US and Canadian tobacco cessation quitlines within the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Web-based surveys were used to collect data from key respondents representing each of 74 participating funders of NAQC quitlines during the summer and fall of 2009, 2010, and 2011. We used stochastic actor-based models to estimate changes in information sharing and practice implementation in the NAQC network.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Funders were more likely to share information within their own country and with funders that contracted with the same service provider. Funders contracting with larger service providers shared less information but implemented significantly more practices. Funders connected to larger numbers of tobacco control researchers more often received information from other funders. Intensity of ties to the NAQC network administrative organization did not influence funders' decisions to share information or implement practices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings show the importance of monitoring the NAQC network over time. We recommend increased cross-border information sharing and sharing of information between funders contracting with different and smaller service providers.
authors.affiliation: Liesbeth Mercken is with the Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, and the School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Jessie E. Saul is with the North-American Quitline Consortium, Phoenix, AZ. Robin H. Lemaire is with the Center for Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Thomas W. Valente is with the Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Scott J. Leischow is with the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
authors.forename: Liesbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mercken
authors.affiliation: Liesbeth Mercken is with the Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, and the School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Jessie E. Saul is with the North-American Quitline Consortium, Phoenix, AZ. Robin H. Lemaire is with the Center for Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Thomas W. Valente is with the Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Scott J. Leischow is with the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
authors.forename: Jessie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Saul
authors.affiliation: Liesbeth Mercken is with the Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, and the School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Jessie E. Saul is with the North-American Quitline Consortium, Phoenix, AZ. Robin H. Lemaire is with the Center for Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Thomas W. Valente is with the Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Scott J. Leischow is with the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
authors.forename: Robin H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.affiliation: Liesbeth Mercken is with the Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, and the School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Jessie E. Saul is with the North-American Quitline Consortium, Phoenix, AZ. Robin H. Lemaire is with the Center for Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Thomas W. Valente is with the Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Scott J. Leischow is with the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.affiliation: Liesbeth Mercken is with the Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, and the School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Jessie E. Saul is with the North-American Quitline Consortium, Phoenix, AZ. Robin H. Lemaire is with the Center for Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Thomas W. Valente is with the Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Scott J. Leischow is with the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Leischow
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003625:Data Collection; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States