Two-year findings of an implementation intention intervention for teenage women show reduced consultations for emergency contraception or pregnancy testing and a trend towards reduced pregnancy rates

Hobbs, N.; Sniehotta, F.F.; Hobbs, N; Sniehotta, F.F

doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100192

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Two-year findings of an implementation intention intervention for teenage women show reduced consultations for emergency contraception or pregnancy testing and a trend towards reduced pregnancy rates

Hobbs, N.; Sniehotta, F.F.

Evidence-Based Nursing 15(2): 44-45

2012

ISSN/ISBN: 1367-6539

PMID: 22187499

DOI: 10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100192

Document Number: 227630

Implications for practice and research Previous attempts to reduce teenage pregnancy have rarely been theory-based and showed limited success. Simple and inexpensive implementation intention interventions in family planning settings appear to have positive effects on consultations for emergency contraception, pregnancy testing and contraceptive supplies. More research is needed to strengthen the evidence base for sustainable implementation intention effects and how this affects pregnancy rates. Cost-effective, scalable and evidence-based strategies to reduce teenage pregnancy in the UK are currently not available.1 Family planning clinics support women to set goals for contraception (eg, taking the pill). While goal-setting defines the desired outcome (eg, taking the pill every day), implementation intentions are if-then plans linking suitable situations to specific acts (eg, ‘if I am brushing my teeth in the evening, then I will take the pill’). Implementation intentions are a.