Flawed conclusions on the Västerbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .al
Abstract An evaluation of Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) was recently conducted by San Sebastian et al. (BMC Public Health 19:202, 2019). Evaluation of health care interventions of this kind require 1) an understanding of both the design and the nature of the intervention, 2) correct defi...
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| author | Yulia Blomstedt Margareta Norberg Nawi Ng Lennarth Nyström Kurt Boman Göran Lönnberg Hans Stenlund Stig Wall Lars Weinehall |
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| description | Abstract An evaluation of Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) was recently conducted by San Sebastian et al. (BMC Public Health 19:202, 2019). Evaluation of health care interventions of this kind require 1) an understanding of both the design and the nature of the intervention, 2) correct definition of the target population, and 3) careful choice of the appropriate evaluation method. In this correspondence, we review the approach used by San Sebastian et al. as relates to these three criteria. Within this framework, we suggest important explanations for why the conclusions drawn by these authors contradict a large body of research on the effectiveness of the VIP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2d91409549d4865be18b6034c6b079e2022-12-21T18:20:24ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582019-08-011911310.1186/s12889-019-7444-3Flawed conclusions on the Västerbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .alYulia Blomstedt0Margareta Norberg1Nawi Ng2Lennarth Nyström3Kurt Boman4Göran Lönnberg5Hans Stenlund6Stig Wall7Lars Weinehall8Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå UniversityDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå UniversityAbstract An evaluation of Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) was recently conducted by San Sebastian et al. (BMC Public Health 19:202, 2019). Evaluation of health care interventions of this kind require 1) an understanding of both the design and the nature of the intervention, 2) correct definition of the target population, and 3) careful choice of the appropriate evaluation method. In this correspondence, we review the approach used by San Sebastian et al. as relates to these three criteria. Within this framework, we suggest important explanations for why the conclusions drawn by these authors contradict a large body of research on the effectiveness of the VIP.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7444-3PreventionCommunity interventionEvaluationCVD |
| spellingShingle | Yulia Blomstedt Margareta Norberg Nawi Ng Lennarth Nyström Kurt Boman Göran Lönnberg Hans Stenlund Stig Wall Lars Weinehall Flawed conclusions on the Västerbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .al BMC Public Health Prevention Community intervention Evaluation CVD |
| title | Flawed conclusions on the Västerbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .al |
| title_full | Flawed conclusions on the Västerbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .al |
| title_fullStr | Flawed conclusions on the Västerbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .al |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flawed conclusions on the Västerbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .al |
| title_short | Flawed conclusions on the Västerbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .al |
| title_sort | flawed conclusions on the vasterbotten intervention program by san sebastian et al |
| topic | Prevention Community intervention Evaluation CVD |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7444-3 |
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