Alcohol prevention and evaluation in the era of evidence based practice - the need for a
systematic approach to evaluation
Engelsk titel: Alcohol prevention and evaluation in the era of evidence based practice - the need for a systematic
approach to evaluation
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Författare:
Sandberg, Bo
Email: bo.sandberg@criminology.su.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 60
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 11093574
Sammanfattning
AIMS – This article focuses on the shortcomings of experimental outcome evaluations. MATERIAL – The
study uses two studies of the alcohol prevention program Prime for Life (PFL) to illustrate problems
associated with a ‘one dimensional’ goal focus and how implementation may affect the efficiency of
an intervention. RESULTS – As evidence based practice often fails to acknowledge the importance of
context and implementation quality in its quest to find ‘what works’, it is argued in the article that a
wider perspective on efficiency is needed in evaluations of alcohol prevention. CONSLUSIONS – To be
able to find out what works and during what circumstances, evaluators need to look for a wider set of
traits that constitute effective interventions