title: Intervention Mapping to Adapt Evidence-Based Interventions for Use in Practice: Increasing Mammography among African American Women.
abstract: This paper describes and demonstrates the use of the systematic planning process, Intervention Mapping, to adapt an evidence-based public health intervention (EBI). We used a simplified version of Intervention Mapping (IM Adapt) to increase an intervention's fit with a new setting and population. IM Adapt guides researchers and practitioners in selecting an EBI, making decisions about whether and what to adapt, and executing the adaptation while guarding the EBI's essential elements (those responsible for effectiveness). We present a case study of a project in which we used IM Adapt to find, adapt, implement, and evaluate an EBI to improve mammography adherence for African American women in a new practice setting in Houston, Texas. IM Adapt includes the following (1) assess needs and organizational capacity; (2) find EBIs; (3) plan adaptations based on fit assessments; (4) make adaptations; (5) plan for implementation; and (6) plan for evaluation of the adapted EBI. The case study shows an example of how public health researchers and practitioners can use the tool to make it easier to find and use EBIs, thus encouraging greater uptake. IM Adapt adds to existing dissemination and adaptation models by providing detailed guidance on how to decide on effective adaptation, while maintaining the essential elements of the EBI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Texas, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Highfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Marieke A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia Dolan
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Mullen
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Serena A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: L Kay
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Bartholomew
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D013781:Texas