Cancer education for home health care workers: A process evaluation

Alyson B. Moadel; Anne Skamai; Jeanne Carter; James V. Carey; Carole Morgan

doi:10.1207/s15430154jce2004_11

Cancer education for home health care workers: A process evaluation

Alyson B. Moadel, Anne Skamai, Jeanne Carter, James V. Carey, Carole Morgan

Epidemiology & Population Health

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	229-234
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Cancer Education
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1207/s15430154jce2004_11
State	Published - Dec 2005

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Oncology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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