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. 2010 Nov-Dec;34(6):822-32.

A qualitative case study examining intervention tailoring for minorities

Nelda Mier  1 , Marcia G Ory, Deborah J Toobert, Matthew Lee Smith, Diego Osuna, James R McKay, Edna K Villarreal, Ralph J DiClemente, Barbara K Rimer
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A qualitative case study examining intervention tailoring for minorities

Nelda Mier et al. Am J Health Behav. 2010 Nov-Dec.

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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