Optimization of Behavioral, Biobehavioral, and Biomedical Interventions
This book presents a framework for development, optimization, and evaluation of behavioral, biobehavioral, and biomedical interventions. Behavioral, biobehavioral, and biomedical interventions are programs with the objective of improving and m
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Linda M. Collins
Optimization of Behavioral, Biobehavioral, and Biomedical Interventions The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST)
Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences Series editor Stephen E. Fienberg Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS) includes monographs and advanced textbooks relating to education, psychology, sociology, political science, public policy, and law.
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Linda M. Collins
Optimization of Behavioral, Biobehavioral, and Biomedical Interventions The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST)
Linda M. Collins The Pennsylvania State University The Methodology Center University Park, PA, USA
ISSN 2199-7357 ISSN 2199-7365 (electronic) Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences ISBN 978-3-319-72205-4 ISBN 978-3-319-72206-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72206-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017960298 © Springer International Publishing AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Preface
In the United States and worldwide, billions of dollars have been spent to develop behavioral, biobehavioral, and biomedical interventions (hereafter referred to simply as interventions) to prevent and treat health problems, promote health and wellbeing, prevent violence, improve learning, promote academic achievement, and generally improve the human condition. Numerous interventions are in use that are successful in the sense that they have demonstrated a statistically and clinically significant effect in a randomized cont
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