Intervention Summary
InShape Prevention Plus Wellness
InShape Prevention Plus Wellness is a brief intervention designed to reduce drug abuse and increase positive mental and physical health outcomes among college students ages 18-25. The intervention incorporates naturally motivating social images (image prototypes of a typical peer who engages in a specific health behavior) and future self-images (images of a possible future desired self) to help young adults think about and plan positive changes in their lives. InShape is based on the Behavior-Image Model, which asserts that positive social images and future self-images can be used to link multiple divergent health risk habits among adolescents and young adults and motivate them to effect change in multiple behaviors. Following self-regulation theory of health, this model supports the use of feedback on behaviors and self-images to facilitate goal setting for change across multiple health habits. InShape specifically targets avoidance of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs and increases in physical activity and exercise, healthy eating, sleep, and stress management.
The key components of InShape include (1) a self-administered fitness behavior-image screen measuring targeted health habits and self-images, (2) a fully scripted and standardized one-on-one consultation using PowerPoint slides to provide brief, tailored feedback to participants and highlight key positive image content, and (3) a goal plan that provides fitness recommendations and facilitates commitment to setting goals and achieving positive change across several health habits, leading to a desired future self-image.
InShape is offered to individual participants in a single session of approximately 30 minutes. It can be used as a standalone intervention, as was the case in the study reviewed for this summary; a supplement to other programs; or a continual booster session. Fitness specialists implementing InShape are not required to have special qualifications, but they must receive orientation training to know how to effectively administer and evaluate the program and tailor it to specific populations and settings.
Descriptive Information
Areas of Interest |
Mental health promotion Substance use disorder prevention |
Outcomes |
1: Alcohol use and driving after drinking 2: Marijuana use 3: Health-related quality of life 4: Quantity of sleep |
Outcome Categories |
Alcohol Drugs Quality of life |
Ages | 18-25 (Young adult) |
Genders |
Male Female |
Races/Ethnicities |
Black or African American Hispanic or Latino White Race/ethnicity unspecified |
Settings | School |
Geographic Locations |
Urban Suburban Rural and/or frontier |
Implementation History | InShape, formerly called In Shape, has since been used in two university settings with more than 700 students. Three evaluations of the program have been conducted. |
NIH Funding/CER Studies |
Partially/fully funded by National Institutes of Health: Yes Evaluated in comparative effectiveness research studies: Yes |
Adaptations | No population- or culture-specific adaptations of the intervention were identified by the developer. |
Adverse Effects | No adverse effects, concerns, or unintended consequences were identified by the developer. |
IOM Prevention Categories | Universal |
Quality of Research
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Costs
The cost information below was provided by the developer. Although this cost information may have been updated by the developer since the time of review, it may not reflect the current costs or availability of items (including newly developed or discontinued items). The implementation point of contact can provide current information and discuss implementation requirements.
Additional InformationDiscounts are available if InShape is implemented over multiple years or used with greater numbers of young adults. |