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Training and support for caregivers of people with dementia: The process of culturally adapting the World Health Organization iSupport programme to Portugal.

Soraia TelesMilaydis Sosa NapolskijConstança PaúlAna FerreiraKatrin Seeher
Published in: Dementia (London, England) (2020)
iSupport is an innovative tool capturing the attention of several organisations around the world interested in translating, adapting, and using the programme. This paper is the first describing the methodological approach for culturally adapting iSupport, constituting an essential resource for those aiming to replicate the process or culturally adapting evidence-based interventions. Tailoring iSupport to the Portuguese context was critical to accommodate the cultural experiences of the target group as well as the knowledge, theoretical approaches, and practices of local professionals. The European-Portuguese version of iSupport introduces the adjustments needed to implement a useful new intervention programme aimed at minimising the psychological distress of Portuguese caregivers.
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