Cancer education for home health care workers: A process evaluation Journal Article
| Authors: | Moadel, A. B.; Skamai, A.; Carter, J.; Carey, J. V.; Morgan, C. |
| Article Title: | Cancer education for home health care workers: A process evaluation |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | neoplasms; cancer prevention; evaluation; education; inservice training; program evaluation; health care personnel; new york city; attitude of health personnel; satisfaction; home care; african american; cost benefit analysis; health care access; family; health education; hispanic; friend; home care agencies; home health aides |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Cancer Education |
| Volume: | 20 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0885-8195 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date Published: | 2005-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 229 |
| End Page: | 234 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1207/s15430154jce2004_11 |
| PUBMED: | 16497135 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 24 October 2012" - "CODEN: JCEDE" - "Source: Scopus" |
