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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Behav Med. 2008 Jun 21;35(3):251–260. doi: 10.1007/s12160-008-9032-0

Table 1.

Definitions of the terms ‘targeting,’ ‘tailoring,’ and ‘prediction’ based on the MacArthur group recommendations [17, 42]

Definitions based on the MacArthur group recommendations
Targeting Systematic matching of subpopulations of individuals to specific interventions based on the characteristics of the subpopulation (i.e., moderators) and the intervention.
Tailoring Adapting a particular intervention that individuals are receiving to the specific needs of the individual.
Prediction Use of information available at a given time (e.g., before an intervention is delivered or after early response to an intervention is observed) to identify which participants may or may not respond to a given intervention.