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Application of a Better Practices Framework to Review Youth Tobacco Use CessationCatherine O. Maule, BA; Cheryl A. Moyer, MA; Chris Y. Lovato, PhD
Objectives:
To describe the Better
Practices model and its application
to review youth tobacco cessation
practices. Methods:
Growing emphasis
on evidence-based practice
in health has drawn attention to
methods for the identification of
“best practices.” Canadian organizations
and government collaborated
to develop a framework for
“better” practices. Results:
An international
group of experts used
the model to develop recommendations
for the practice of youth cessation
and further research needed
to advance the field.
Conclusions:
Tension persits between
the need for rigor in research
and the need for practical
intervention guidance. The Better
Practices model provided a framework
for action recognizing these
needs, and its use resulted in a
number of valuable products.
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