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Table 1 Steps of Intervention Mapping (IM) 2

From: Using intervention mapping to develop and adapt a secondary stroke prevention program in Veterans Health Administration medical centers

 

Step

Tasks

0

Needs assessment

Specify needs of providers

  

Specify needs of patients

1

Creation of a matrix of proximal program objectives

Specify the performance objectives

  

Specify important, changeable determinants

  

Differentiate the target population

  

Create matrices of proximal program objectives

2

Selection of theory based intervention methodologies practical strategies and suggestions from targeted users

Brainstorm methods to achieve proximal program objectives

  

Use the theoretical and empirical literature to further delineate the methods

  

Translate methods into strategies

3

Design and organization of the program

Operationalize the strategies into plans considering implementers and sites

  

Design instruction materials

  

Pretest instruction materials with the target group

  

Produce the materials

4

Adoption and implementation of the program

Develop a linkage system

  

Specify adoption and implementation performance objectives

  

Specify determinants of adoption and implementation

  

Write and implementation plan

5

Monitoring and program evaluation

Develop an evaluation model using information from the previous Steps of IM and information from the needs assessment

  

Develop effect evaluation questions, referring to the matrices of proximal program objectives as blueprints for instrument development

  

Develop process evaluation questions from the needs assessment and intervention map