Introduction to SMART designs for the development of adaptive interventions: with application to weight loss research

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 260-274

  Almirall, Daniel ^a   Nahum Shani, Inbal ^a   Sherwood, Nancy E ^b   Murphy, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive treatment strategies; Dynamic treatment regimens or regimes; Experimental design; Individualized or personalized behavioral interventions; Timing and sequencing of intervention components

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FACTORIAL DESIGN; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SCIENTIST; SELF MONITORING; SEQUENTIAL MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENT RANDOMIZED TRIAL; STUDY DESIGN; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84907689172     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-014-0265-0     Document Type: Article

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