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Cancer education for home health care workers: a process evaluation
Alyson B Moadel1, Anne Skamai, Jeanne Carter
1Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. moadel@aecom.yu.edu
Background:
In this article, we evaluate adoption of cancer education into the mandatory in-service training of home health attendants (HHA) comprised predominantly of African American and Hispanic women.
Methods:
Three home health care training agencies in Bronx, NY, incorporated cancer prevention and outreach education into HHA training.
Results:
Across 3 years, 87% (n = 2513) of HHAs received the intervention and disseminated it to 1600 clients/family/friends. HHAs reported high program satisfaction (98%) and interest (82%) in cancer outreach. Agency staff reported more benefits than costs to implementation.
Conclusions:
The home health care training agency appears an accessible and effective bridge for disseminating cancer education to the underserved.
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