De La Rosa Mario, Rahill Guitele J, Rojas Patria, Pinto Elsa
School of Social Work, Center for Research on US Latinos HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, PCA 356, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2007;6(2):163-80. doi: 10.1300/J233v06n02_10.
We assessed the data collection phase of a study that examines the substance using and other health behaviors of a cohort of 160 dyads of Latino mothers and daughters living in South Florida (N=320), by conducting a focus group with the study's interviewers. The objective of the focus group was to assess the appropriateness of the questionnaire utilized in the Latino Women's Study, and identify potential barriers and challenges that may be encountered when conducting research with Latino women in the United States. The results from this focus provide useful insight into the practice of cultural adaptations in research studies, and illustrate the need for employing culturally-informed interviewers and for devising well-adapted questionnaires in studies with Latino women.
我们通过与该研究的访谈员进行焦点小组讨论，评估了一项研究的数据收集阶段。该研究调查了居住在南佛罗里达州的160对拉丁裔母女（共320人）的物质使用情况及其他健康行为。焦点小组的目的是评估《拉丁裔女性研究》中使用的问卷是否合适，并确定在美国对拉丁裔女性进行研究时可能遇到的潜在障碍和挑战。此次焦点小组讨论的结果为研究中的文化适应实践提供了有益的见解，并表明在针对拉丁裔女性的研究中，需要聘请了解文化背景的访谈员并设计出适应性良好的问卷。
