Adaptation of a school-based mental health program for adolescents in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cultural adaptation of a school-based mental health intervention developed in a high-income country is a cost-effective method to address the mental health needs of adolescents in resource-constrained settings. The aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the Resourceful Adolescent Program for Adolescents (RAP-A) for adolescents attending high school in Vietnam.

Methods

The translation and adaptation were conducted using a five-step process including (1) initial stakeholder consultation, (2) forward translation, (3) backward translation, (4) adaptation, and (5) finalising the adapted version. An adaptation panel was established, including the RAP-A authors and mental health and public health experts from Australia, and psychology and public health

SUBMITTER: La NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9352022 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature