Qualitative methods to ensure acceptability of behavioral and social interventions to the target population

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• Alternative Title:
  J Public Health Dent
• Personal Author:
  Ayala, Guadalupe X. ; Elder, John P.
• Description:
  This paper introduces qualitative methods for assessing the acceptability of an intervention.|Acceptability refers to determining how well an intervention will be received by the target population and the extent to which the new intervention or its might meet the needs of the target population an d organizational setting. In this paper, we focus on two common qualitative methods for conducting acceptability research and their advantages and disadvantages: focus groups and interviews.|We provide examples from our own research and other studies to demonstrate the use of these methods for conducting acceptability research and how one might adapt this approach for oral health research.|We present emerging methods for conducting acceptability research, including the use of community-based participatory research, as well as the utility of conducting acceptability research for assessing the appropriateness of measures in intervention research.
• Subjects:
  Behavioral Research Behavior Therapy Community-Based Participatory Research Community Dentistry Comparative Effectiveness Research Focus Groups Health Behavior Health Promotion Health Services Needs And Demand Health Status Disparities Humans Interviews As Topic Oral Health Patient Acceptance Of Health Care Qualitative Research Research Design

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• Source:
  J Public Health Dent. 71(0 1):S69-S79
• Pubmed ID:
  21656958
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3758883
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 DK072994-05/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 CA138894-01A1/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48DP001917-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 CA138894/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DK072994/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DK084331/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48DP001917/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DK084331-01A1/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  71
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6ecd02dab042f7bcff0db390a69f93b38f13891503128bd2dc70420a00e35686
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33620/cdc_33620_DS1.pdf
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