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6 Methodological Issues in Alcohol Prevention Research: Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 128-140

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... Historical analysis could provide a method to discover potential "lessons" that might be useful in the modern alcohol problem prevention arena. Community, school, and work site prevention trials have begun to reflect the use of combinations of several relevant theories (learning, organization, communication, behavior change, health education, and social marketing)
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From page 129...
... When used for these purposes, theory can help prevention researchers identify the active ingredients in prevention programs and anticipate and account for intervention effects. Theory-driven programmatic research could then be undertaken by using combinations of methodologies including laboratory-based randomized trials, analogue studies, ethnographic and other naturalistic data collection methods, and complex model building.
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From page 130...
... In community prevention programs, interactive and synergistic effects sometimes occur or are intentionally encouraged, making it necessary to consider the question of contamination and to measure impact in areas other than the direct intervention targets. For example, do single-focus, school-based smoking prevention programs actually reduce (or increase)
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From page 131...
... Many authors who have written about the policy implications of economic variables have lamented the fact that current models have been unable to differentiate among alcohol-dependent persons, heavy drinkers, and moderate consumers. Although there has never been a systematic program of experimental research designed to investigate the interaction between environmental variables and alcohol consumption, a number of studies have been conducted to investigate the important policy questions raised by economic and epidemiological studies.
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... DIRECTION AND DESIGN OF FUTURE ALCOHOL PREVENTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The conclusions discussed below constitute the committee's recommendations for future directions in research designed to reduce alcohol-related problems. · Attempts should be made to integrate findings from biomedical research (e.g., biobehavioral vulnerability)
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... · Community trials of prevention strategies should be instituted. One essential prevention research finding derived from heart disease and cancer prevention studies is the value of long-term community trials, such as those reported in Chapter 5.
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... Lasater et al. A comprehensive framework for conceptualizing and planning organizational health promotion programs.
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... Kline et al. The Minnesota Heart Health Program: A research and demonstration project in cardiovascular disease prevention.
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From page 136...
... Impact of changes in distilled spirits availability on apparent consumption: A time series analysis of liquor-by-the-glass.
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From page 137...
... Ward et al. A residence hall tavern as a collegiate alcohol abuse prevention activity.
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From page 138...
... Control Issues in Alcohol Abuse Prevention: Strategies for States and Communities. Greenwich, CI': JAI Press, 1987.
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From page 140...
... Chapter 12 highlights selected findings from treatment studies of other psychoactive substance-use disorders that may be applicable to research on the treatment of alcohol problems; Chapter 13 discusses treatment of health consequences of heavy alcohol use or dependence; and Chapter 14 considers recent research on some of the public policy implications of alcohol treatment, particularly those related to costs and efficiency. In all of these chapters, the committee reviews research directions that have already been pursued and highlights potentially fruitful opportunities for further progress in identifying effective treatment approaches for alcohol problems.
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