Vaughn Lisa M, Jacquez Farrah, Marschner Daniel, McLinden Daniel
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Int J Public Health. 2016 Sep;61(7):837-45. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0838-4. Epub 2016 May 24.
Researchers need specific tools to engage community members in health intervention development to ensure that efforts are contextually appropriate for immigrant populations. The purpose of the study was to generate and prioritize strategies to address obesity, stress and coping, and healthcare navigation that are contextually appropriate and applicable to the Latino immigrant community in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then use the results to develop specific interventions to improve Latino health in our area.
A community-academic research team used concept mapping methodology with over 200 Latino immigrants and Latino-serving providers. A community intervention planning session was held to share the final concept maps and vote on strategies.
The concept maps and results from the intervention planning session emphasized a community lay health worker model to connect the Latino immigrant community with resources to address obesity, stress and coping, and healthcare navigation.
Concept maps allowed for the visualization of health intervention strategies prioritized by the larger Latino immigrant community. Concept maps revealed the appropriate content for health interventions as well as the process community members preferred for intervention delivery.
研究人员需要特定工具，以使社区成员参与健康干预措施的制定，确保这些措施在具体情境中适用于移民群体。本研究的目的是生成并确定针对肥胖、压力与应对，以及医疗保健导航等方面的策略的优先级，这些策略要在具体情境中适用于俄亥俄州辛辛那提市的拉丁裔移民社区，然后利用研究结果制定具体干预措施，以改善我们地区拉丁裔的健康状况。
一个社区-学术研究团队对200多名拉丁裔移民和服务拉丁裔的提供者采用了概念图方法。举办了一次社区干预规划会议，以分享最终的概念图并对策略进行投票。
概念图以及干预规划会议的结果强调了一种社区非专业健康工作者模式，以便将拉丁裔移民社区与资源联系起来，从而解决肥胖、压力与应对，以及医疗保健导航等问题。
概念图使由更大范围的拉丁裔移民社区确定优先级的健康干预策略得以可视化。概念图揭示了健康干预的适当内容以及社区成员偏爱的干预实施过程。
