@article{ref1,
title="From "homegrown" to research-ready: converting an existing practitioner-developed violence prevention intervention into an evaluable intervention",
journal="Health promotion practice",
year="2021",
author="Embry, Venita and Macy, Rebecca J. and Moracco, Kathryn E. and Scheffey, Krista and Moore, Alexis and McCort, Agnieszka and Taraskiewicz, Leah",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="There is an increased call for research on promising prevention programs already embedded in communities (&quot;homegrown interventions&quot;). Unfortunately, there is limited guidance to help researchers prepare these types of interventions for rigorous evaluation. To address this need, this article presents our team's process for revising a promising community-based sexual violence prevention intervention for rigorous research. Our extensive and iterative process of reviewing and revising the intervention was guided by evaluability assessment (EA) approaches, implementation science, and a close collaboration with our community partners. Our EA process allowed us to specify the intervention's core components and develop a &quot;research ready&quot; standardized curriculum with implementation fidelity assessments. We offer four lessons learned from our process: (1) even with existing materials and an extensive history of community-based delivery, community-developed programs are not necessarily research-ready; (2) close collaboration and a trusting relationship between researchers and community partners throughout the revision process ensures the integrity of core program components are maintained and implementation in diverse community settings is feasible; (3) observations of program implementation are a crucial part of the revision process; and (4) it is important to budget adequate time and resources for such revisions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1524-8399",
doi="10.1177/15248399211031540",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248399211031540"
}