BACKGROUND: Enhancing Connections (EC) is an evidence-based intervention that promotes communication between cancer-diagnosed mothers and their school-age children. EC was validated with college-educated non-Latina White mothers of privileged socioeconomic status. Latina researchers culturally adapted EC for Latina mothers diagnosed with cancer and renamed it Conexiones. Following cultural adaptation guidelines, the next recommended step was to engage the new consumer group (Latina mothers) in evaluating the newly adapted educational materials. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cognitive and cultural fit of the newly adapted Conexiones educational materials for use with Latina mothers diagnosed with cancer. METHOD: Eighteen Latina mothers participated in focus groups evaluating the Conexiones educational materials. An inductive approach was used to identify problem areas and recommendations for corrections to the Conexiones program content. RESULTS: Within the cognitive-informational dimension, recommendations were made to improve the ease of comprehension in the Spanish version of the program. Recommendations within the affective-motivational dimension described the cultural adjustments needed to more effectively engage cancer-diagnosed Latina mothers in the Conexiones program. Implications for Practice. Engagement of the new consumer group in evaluating the initial adaptation of Conexiones served to identify additional cognitive-informational and affective-motivational corrections needed to further refine the cultural adaptation of the Conexiones program. This study reinforced the importance of community engagement in evaluating and refining newly adapted evidence-based interventions.
BACKGROUND: Enhancing Connections (EC) is an evidence-based intervention that promotes communication between cancer-diagnosed mothers and their school-age children. EC was validated with college-educated non-Latina White mothers of privileged socioeconomic status. Latina researchers culturally adapted EC for Latina mothers diagnosed with cancer and renamed it Conexiones. Following cultural adaptation guidelines, the next recommended step was to engage the new consumer group (Latina mothers) in evaluating the newly adapted educational materials. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cognitive and cultural fit of the newly adapted Conexiones educational materials for use with Latina mothers diagnosed with cancer. METHOD: Eighteen Latina mothers participated in focus groups evaluating the Conexiones educational materials. An inductive approach was used to identify problem areas and recommendations for corrections to the Conexiones program content. RESULTS: Within the cognitive-informational dimension, recommendations were made to improve the ease of comprehension in the Spanish version of the program. Recommendations within the affective-motivational dimension described the cultural adjustments needed to more effectively engage cancer-diagnosed Latina mothers in the Conexiones program. Implications for Practice. Engagement of the new consumer group in evaluating the initial adaptation of Conexiones served to identify additional cognitive-informational and affective-motivational corrections needed to further refine the cultural adaptation of the Conexiones program. This study reinforced the importance of community engagement in evaluating and refining newly adapted evidence-based interventions.
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Latina; cancer prevention and control; community assessment; cultural competence; focus groups; health education; health equity; health research; minority health; patient education; program planning and evaluation; qualitative evaluation; qualitative research
Authors: Robert W Haile; Esther M John; A Joan Levine; Victoria K Cortessis; Jennifer B Unger; Melissa Gonzales; Elad Ziv; Patricia Thompson; Donna Spruijt-Metz; Katherine L Tucker; Jonine L Bernstein; Thomas E Rohan; Gloria Y F Ho; Melissa L Bondy; Maria Elena Martinez; Linda Cook; Mariana C Stern; Marcia Cruz Correa; Jonelle Wright; Seth J Schwartz; Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati; Victoria Blinder; Patricia Miranda; Richard Hayes; George Friedman-Jiménez; Kristine R Monroe; Christopher A Haiman; Brian E Henderson; Duncan C Thomas; Paolo Boffetta Journal: Cancer Prev Res (Phila) Date: 2012-02
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