Reinschmidt Kerstin M, Chong Jenny
Research Associate, Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention and Health Promotion, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295 N. Martin Ave, Room A220, P.O. Box 245211, Tucson, AZ 85724-5211, USA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 Oct;4(4):A101. Epub 2007 Sep 15.
SONRISA is a Spanish/English mental health curriculum toolbox developed for promotores (community health workers) who work with Hispanic clients to prevent or manage diabetes. Promotoras and community members from a community-based project requested their university partner to help promotores address depression observed in their clients with diabetes.
Data collection included reviewing existing educational materials and conducting focus groups. Promotoras piloted the first version of SONRISA in a 1-day workshop.
Four curricula from community agencies were reviewed, and 49 individuals participated in eight focus groups. Promotora feedback during the workshop informed the revision of SONRISA. The community-based participatory approach produced a highly relevant and culturally appropriate toolbox for general use by promotores and their clients. SONRISA provides training material to address depression and diabetes, educational material for clients, and approaches to prevent work-related emotional burnout.
SONRISA offers an innovative, integrated approach to training promotores to address depression among their clients with chronic illnesses. It is culturally appropriate and adaptable to other populations.
SONRISA是一个西班牙语/英语的心理健康课程工具箱，专为与西班牙裔客户合作以预防或管理糖尿病的健康促进者（社区卫生工作者）开发。来自一个社区项目的健康促进者和社区成员请求他们的大学合作伙伴帮助健康促进者解决在患有糖尿病的客户中观察到的抑郁症问题。
数据收集包括审查现有的教育材料和开展焦点小组讨论。健康促进者在为期一天的研讨会上试用了SONRISA的第一版。
审查了来自社区机构的四门课程，49人参加了八次焦点小组讨论。研讨会上健康促进者的反馈为SONRISA的修订提供了依据。基于社区的参与式方法产生了一个高度相关且符合文化背景的工具箱，供健康促进者及其客户普遍使用。SONRISA提供了应对抑郁症和糖尿病的培训材料、面向客户的教育材料以及预防工作相关情绪倦怠的方法。
SONRISA提供了一种创新的、综合的方法来培训健康促进者，以解决其患有慢性病的客户中的抑郁症问题。它符合文化背景，并且适用于其他人群。
