Authors: Mier, Nelda; Ory, Marcia G.; Toobert, Deborah J.; Smith, Matthew Lee; Osuna, Diego; McKay, James R.; Villarreal, Edna K.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Rimer, Barbara K.

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior, Volume 34, Number 6, November 2010 , pp. 822-832(11)

Publisher: PNG Publications

Abstract:

Objectives: To explore issues of intervention tailoring for ethnic minorities based on information and experiences shared by researchers affiliated with the Health Maintenance Consortium (HMC).

Methods: A qualitative case study methodology was used with the administration of a survey (n 17 principal investigators) and follow-up telephone interviews. Descriptive and content analyses were conducted, and a synthesis of the findings was developed.

Results: A majority of the HMC projects used individual tailoring strategies regardless of the ethnic background of participants. Follow-up interview findings indicated that key considerations in the process of intervention tailoring for minorities included formative research; individually oriented adaptations; and intervention components that were congruent with participants' demographics, cultural norms, and social context.

Conclusions: Future research should examine the extent to which culturally tailoring long-term maintenance interventions for ethnic minorities is efficacious and should be pursued as an effective methodology to reduce health disparities.

Keywords: cultural; tailoring; ethnic minorities; disparities

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.34.6.16

Affiliations: 1: 1 Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, McAllen Campus, Texas A&M Health Science, McAllen, TX.

Publication date: 2010-11-01

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