A Pilot Study of the ¡Vivir Mi Vida! Lifestyle Intervention for Rural-Dwelling, Late-Midlife Latinos: Study Design and Protocol
| Autor: | Michelle Fluke, Mike Carlson, Cheryl Vigen, Stacey L. Schepens Niemiec, Laura Guzmán, Jenny Martinez, Jeanine Blanchard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Gerontology
Occupational therapy Male Rural Population 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Pilot Projects Primary care Health Promotion Article 03 medical and health sciences Occupational Therapy Lifestyle intervention Medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Life Style Protocol (science) Community Health Workers Primary Health Care business.industry 05 social sciences Hispanic or Latino Focus Groups Middle Aged Focus group Health equity Research Design Community health Feasibility Studies Female 0305 other medical science business Psychosocial 050104 developmental & child psychology Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | OTJR : occupation, participation and health. 39(1) |
| ISSN: | 1938-2383 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Older, rural-dwelling Latinos face multiple health disparities. OBJECTIVE: We describe the protocol of a pilot study of a community health worker-occupational therapist-led lifestyle program, ¡Vivir Mi Vida! (¡VMV!), designed for delivery in primary care and adapted for late-midlife, Latino rural-living patients. METHODOLOGY: Using mixed methods, we collected feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy data on ¡VMV!. Forty 50–64-year-old Latinos participated in a 16-week lifestyle intervention led by a community health worker-occupational therapist team. We conducted pre- and post-intervention assessments to evaluate the efficacy of ¡VMV! in improving psychosocial and clinical health outcomes. Focus groups and interviews were held post-intervention with participants and key stakeholders to assess feasibility and acceptability. FINDINGS: This is the first trial designed to evaluate a lifestyle intervention that includes collaboration between occupational therapists and community health workers within primary care. CONCLUSION: The detailed description of methodology promotes research transparency and reproducibility of a community health worker-occupational therapist-led lifestyle intervention. |
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