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Intervention mapping
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<p>Intervention mapping is a protocol for developing <a href="/facts/Theory/9vrNS1Rr">theory</a>-based and <a href="/facts/Evidence-based/sU7RdtkN">evidence-based</a> <a href="/facts/Health_promotion/1IzCwJIj">health promotion</a> <a href="/facts/Lifestyle_management_programme/IYBByl7f">programs</a>. Intervention Mapping describes the process of health promotion program planning in six steps: </p> <ol><li>the needs assessment based on the <a href="/facts/PRECEDE-PROCEED/b492YpQd">PRECEDE-PROCEED</a> model</li> <li>the definition of performance and change objectives based upon scientific analyses of health problems and problem causing factors;</li> <li>the selection of theory-based intervention methods and practical applications to change (determinants of) health-related behavior;</li> <li>the production of program components, design and production;</li> <li>the anticipation of program adoption, implementation and sustainability; and</li> <li>the anticipation of process and effect evaluation.</li></ol> <p>Intervention mapping is characterized by three perspectives: an ecological approach, participation of all <a href="/facts/Project_stakeholder/y0en0Bgg">stakeholders</a>, and the use of theories and evidence. Although intervention mapping is presented as a series of steps, the authors see the planning process as <a href="/facts/Iteration/AMc1p7BL">iterative</a> rather than linear. Program planners move back and forth between tasks and steps. The process is also cumulative: each step is based on previous steps, and inattention to a particular step may lead to mistakes and inadequate decisions. </p>