OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term impact of implementation intention formation in reducing consultations for emergency contraception and pregnancy testing among teenage women. DESIGN:Teenage women visiting a family planning clinic were randomly assigned to implementation intention versus control conditions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Objective measures of consultation outcomes were obtained from clinic records at 2-year follow-up (N = 227). RESULTS: Rates of consultation for emergency contraception and pregnancy testing in the implementation intentions condition were 19% and 33% lower, respectively, compared to the rates observed in the control condition. Pregnancy rates were 43% lower. Intervention participants who consulted for emergency contraception and pregnancy testing at baseline were more than twice as likely to change to consulting for contraceptive supplies over the follow-up period compared to equivalent control participants (19% vs. 9%). CONCLUSION: The impact of implementation intention formation on reducing pregnancy risk among teenagers is durable over 2 years. Implementation intentions were successful in changing behavior among precisely those participants who were at greatest risk of becoming pregnant. (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved.
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term impact of implementation intention formation in reducing consultations for emergency contraception and pregnancy testing among teenage women. DESIGN: Teenage women visiting a family planning clinic were randomly assigned to implementation intention versus control conditions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Objective measures of consultation outcomes were obtained from clinic records at 2-year follow-up (N = 227). RESULTS: Rates of consultation for emergency contraception and pregnancy testing in the implementation intentions condition were 19% and 33% lower, respectively, compared to the rates observed in the control condition. Pregnancy rates were 43% lower. Intervention participants who consulted for emergency contraception and pregnancy testing at baseline were more than twice as likely to change to consulting for contraceptive supplies over the follow-up period compared to equivalent control participants (19% vs. 9%). CONCLUSION: The impact of implementation intention formation on reducing pregnancy risk among teenagers is durable over 2 years. Implementation intentions were successful in changing behavior among precisely those participants who were at greatest risk of becoming pregnant. (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved.
Authors: K Allen Greiner; Christine M Daley; Aaron Epp; Aimee James; Hung-Wen Yeh; Mugur Geana; Wendi Born; Kimberly K Engelman; Jeremy Shellhorn; Christina M Hester; Joseph LeMaster; Daniel C Buckles; Edward F Ellerbeck Journal: Am J Prev Med Date: 2014-11-18 Impact factor: 5.043
Authors: Prachi Godiwala; Bradley M Appelhans; Tiffany A Moore Simas; Rui S Xiao; Kathryn E Liziewski; Sherry L Pagoto; Molly E Waring Journal: J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol Date: 2016-06-20 Impact factor: 2.949