PIECES of My RELATIONSHIPS: The Cultural Adaptation of a Biographical Assessment Tool for Indigenous Older Adults in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Healthcare services are rarely designed to meet the needs of Indigenous people, resulting in culturally unsafe care and assessment tools. This paper describes a collaboration between North East Behavioural Supports Ontario (NEBSO), university researchers, and Indigenous communities to adapt a biographical assessment tool used by NEBSO to be culturally appropriate and safe for Indigenous older adults (55+) in long-term care facilities in Ontario, Canada.

Research design and methods

Over 36 months, this project applied an Indigenized, community-based participatory research (CBPR) and cultural safety framework to the adaptation process. Qualitative data sources include the guidance of an Indigenous Elder, an Anishinaabe Language Expert Group, and focus

SUBMITTER: Jacklin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11194628 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature