Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Intervention for Disability Prevention, Implemented by Community Health Workers Serving Ethnic Minority Elders.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Changing demographics have created substantial unmet needs for mental health and physical disability services for immigrant and racial/ethnic minority elders. Workforce shortages can be reduced by task-shifting to community health workers (CHWs) who speak the same language and share the culture of these elders. Yet, implementation of interventions offered by CHWs requires adaptations of content and delivery, ideally under clinical supervision.

Objective

To culturally adapt two evidence-based interventions, offered in community settings, to address mental health and physical disability prevention for diverse minority elders.

Methods

We followed the Castro-Barrera stepped model for cultural adaptation of two evidence-based interventions into one combined pr

SUBMITTER: Falgas-Bague I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7855421 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature