Albarracín Dolores, Wilson Kristina, Durantini Marta R, Livingood William
University of Pennsylvania.
Duval County Health Department, Florida, United States.
Acta Investig Psicol. 2013 Dec;3(3):1311-1321. doi: 10.1016/S2007-4719(13)70969-4. Epub 2015 Jan 21.
To test when intentional decisions enhance retention in health-promotion interventions, we analyzed the rate of return of 278 clients of HIV-prevention counseling at a state health department in Florida. Specifically, the role of intentions as a facilitator of returns was analyzed as a function of busyness (more children and work hours), while demographic and health factors that also influenced returns were controlled for. Consistent with the notion that actions depend on ability, intentions predicted the behavior of the less busy participants but failed to facilitate retention when participants were occupied with children and work. These findings suggest the efficacy of different retention strategies -one emphasizing explicit intention formation, and the other either attracting clients to counseling on the spot or using more ubiquitous technologies.
为了测试在健康促进干预中，有意决策何时能提高留存率，我们分析了佛罗里达州一家州立卫生部门278名艾滋病毒预防咨询客户的回访率。具体而言，将意图作为回访促进因素的作用，作为忙碌程度（孩子数量更多和工作时间更长）的函数进行了分析，同时对也会影响回访的人口统计学和健康因素进行了控制。与行动取决于能力这一观点一致，意图预测了不太忙碌参与者的行为，但当参与者忙于孩子和工作时，意图未能促进留存。这些发现表明了不同留存策略的有效性——一种强调明确意图的形成，另一种则是当场吸引客户接受咨询或使用更普及的技术。
