在文化上改变马萨诸塞州的MassMen拉丁裔/x男性:为CDC资助的马萨诸塞州综合预防自杀计划进行形成性研究
Airín D Martínez1, Samantha Kloft1, Delvis J Hernández1
1Department of Health Promotion & Policy, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
American journal of men's health
|April 14, 2025
概括
在文化上调整MassMen网站提高了它对拉丁裔/x男性的相关性,增加了对自杀预防资源的参与. 社区参与是这些成功修改的关键.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理健康干预研究研究 心理健康干预研究
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 美国拉丁裔/x男性的自杀率不断上升,凸显了针对文化的自杀预防措施的必要性.
- 由于文化和语言障碍,现有的心理健康资源可能无法充分服务于各种人群.
研究的目的:
- 为了在文化上适应MassMen网站,一个心理健康资源,为拉丁裔/x男人使用社区参与的方法.
- 评估文化适应干预措施在改善对自杀预防资源的参与方面的有效性.
主要方法:
- 应用巴雷拉等人. "关于文化适应行为健康干预措施的最佳实践.
- 进行了一项社区参与研究,涉及调查和双语 (英语/西班牙语) 焦点小组,与31名拉丁裔/拉丁裔男性 (19-59岁) 进行了调查.
- 利用基于理论的转录分析和后调整调查来评估网站修改.
主要成果:
- 焦点小组发现了原始网站的重大局限性,包括表现不佳和文化不相关性.
- 关键的修改包括专业翻译,信息重新定位和开发双语"日常故事"视频.
- 适应后的调查显示,网站复查 (33.3%) 和推 (46.7%) 的增加,参与者在观看新视频后感到"被看到"和"不孤单".
结论:
- 社区参与对于有效修改行为健康干预措施以满足特定人群的需求至关重要.
- 文化适应的资源,如修改后的MassMen网站,可以加强拉丁裔/x男人的自杀预防参与.
- 进一步的研究应探讨交叉性,并扩大拉丁/x社区内的不同子组的接触范围.
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