TY - JOUR
T1 - Cancer education for home health care workers
T2 - A process evaluation
AU - Moadel, Alyson B.
AU - Skamai, Anne
AU - Carter, Jeanne
AU - Carey, James V.
AU - Morgan, Carole
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1207/s15430154jce2004_11
DO - 10.1207/s15430154jce2004_11
M3 - Article
C2 - 16497135
AN - SCOPUS:33344470791
SN - 0885-8195
VL - 20
SP - 229
EP - 234
JO - Journal of Cancer Education
JF - Journal of Cancer Education
IS - 4
ER -
