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A qualitative case study examining intervention tailoring for minorities.

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 (Profiled Author: Diclemente, Ralph)

Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, McAllen Campus, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2101 S McColl Rd McAllen, TX 78572, USA. nmier@tamhsc.edu
American journal of health behavior 2010;34(6):822-32.

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.

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