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A Latina Community's Evaluation of the Culturally Adapted Conexiones Program.

Isela GarciaRebecca L PalaciosClara Lucia Reyes
Published in: Health promotion practice (2021)
Within the cognitive-informational dimension, recommendations were made to improve the ease of comprehension in the Spanish version of the program. Recommendations within the affective-motivational dimension described the cultural adjustments needed to more effectively engage cancer-diagnosed Latina mothers in the Conexiones program. Implications for Practice. Engagement of the new consumer group in evaluating the initial adaptation of Conexiones served to identify additional cognitive-informational and affective-motivational corrections needed to further refine the cultural adaptation of the Conexiones program. This study reinforced the importance of community engagement in evaluating and refining newly adapted evidence-based interventions.
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  • quality improvement
  • healthcare
  • mental health
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  • physical activity
  • health information