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Developing a Web Tool To Support Youth Tobacco Control

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dc.contributor.authorMorales, Rosannaen
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-08T13:36:36Z
dc.date.available2007-05-08T13:36:36Z
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.date.submitted2006en
dc.description.abstract<strong>Objective:</strong> This study was designed to inform the development of a web tool to simplify access to and analysis of available evidence for youth tobacco control. This tool will support planning, evaluation and research related to youth tobacco control. Primary objectives were to examine useful functions and characteristics of potential end-users. <br /> <strong>Methods:</strong> A pilot-tested, web-based questionnaire was administered to potential end-users (N=43). A purposeful sample of participants was selected to represent individuals working in youth tobacco control from research, health, and education sectors in Western, Central, and Eastern Regions of Canada. Data were analyzed using frequency calculations and cross-tabulations by sector. Results guided the creation of a prototype. Interviews were conducted with a subset of participants (N=6) to validate the prototype and identify further functions. Data were analyzed using content analysis. <br /> <strong>Results:</strong> Useful functions of the prototype identified varied slightly across sectors. Research participants felt that access to raw data was a useful function. Health sector practitioners were interested in accessing data and creating summary reports of data. Educators were mostly interested in obtaining summary information from data, through reports. Further, health and research participants felt the information resources function was redundant. This research has provided important insights that will guide the development of a functional web tool. <br /> <strong>Implications:</strong> This tool can enable users to identify effective interventions, track the progress of school or health regions relative to benchmarks, and identify high risk schools or communities to target intervention efforts. This tool is an innovative way to maximize the use of available resources to link research, policy, and practice.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/2807
dc.language.isoenen
dc.pendingfalseen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.rightsCopyright: 2006, Morales, Rosanna . All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectHealth Sciencesen
dc.subjectyouth tobacco controlen
dc.subjectSchool Health Action Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES)en
dc.titleDeveloping a Web Tool To Support Youth Tobacco Controlen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Scienceen
uws-etd.degree.departmentHealth Studies and Gerontologyen
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen
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