Authors: Soloff, Laurie A.; Salazar, Zenén; Beita, Oscar; Feng, Chun; Strayer, Louise J.; Sechrest, Lee

Source: Hispanic Health Care International, Volume 6, Number 3, 2008 , pp. 132-139(8)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Abstract:

The promotores de salud (community health worker) model takes important steps toward addressing the lack of culturally competent health care services for U.S. Hispanics. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate eLearning as a technique to instruct promotores in evidence-based intervention strategies for tobacco dependence treatment. Nineteen promotores serving Spanish-speaking populations in southeastern Arizona were certified to deliver tobacco dependence treatment interventions through a culturally and linguistically competent online program. Pretest, posttest, and 3-month follow-up data were analyzed to measure knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, behavior change, and satisfaction with eLearning. Analysis indicated high satisfaction with eLearning as well as significant gains in knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, and provision of interventions. Findings support successful outcomes using eLearning and the need for further research on computer-based learning for promotores.

Spanish
El modelo promotores de salud toma pasos importantes para combatir la escasez de servicios de salud culturalmente competentes para hispanos estadounidenses (en los Estados Unidos). El propósito de este estudio piloto fue para evaluar eLearning (aprendizaje facilitado por computadora) como una técnica para instruir a promotores en estratégias e intervenciones basadas en la evidencia para el tratamiento de la dependencia al tabaco. Diecinueve promotores sirviendo a grupos de personas que hablan español en el sureste de Arizona fueron certificados para facilitar intervenciones para el tratamiento de la dependencia al tabaco, a travez de un programa culturalmente y lingüisticamente competente en el Internet. Se analizaron los datos de pre-examen, post-examen, y seguimiento a 3-meses para medir conocimiento, habilidades, auto-confianza, cambio de comportamiento y satisfacción con eLearning. El análisis indicó alta satisfacción con eLearning al igual que avances significativos en conocimiento, habilidades, auto-confianza y provisión de intervenciones. Nuestro estudio apoya resultados positivos con el uso de eLearning y la necesidad de investigaciones adicionales en aprendizaje facilitado por computadora para promotores.

Keywords: CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY; COMPUTER-BASED; HISPANIC; SELF-EFFICACY; SPANISH-LANGUAGE

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1540&U8211;4153.6.3.132

Publication date: 2008-09-01

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