Culturally Responsive Interventions for Older Adults: From Development to Adaptation

Chair(s)

• MN

  Manka Nkimbeng, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  School of Public Health
  University of Minnesota
  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Co-Chair(s)

• QC

  Quinton Cotton, PhD, MSSA (he/him/his)

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Management
  University of Minnesota
  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

  Slides

Discussant(s)

• 

  Lauren Parker, PhD, MPH

  Associate Scientist
  Department of Health, Behavior, and Society
  Johns Hopkins University
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

• MN

  Manka Nkimbeng, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  School of Public Health
  University of Minnesota
  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• QC

  Quinton Cotton, PhD, MSSA (he/him/his)

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Management
  University of Minnesota
  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

  Slides
• JT

  Janiece Taylor, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

  Assistant Professor
  Johns Hopkins University
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Culture is an important aspect of health and healthcare because it influences perceptions and health seeking behaviors, but many health interventions are developed without consideration of the cultural needs or do not include the voices of the of the target population. Yet culturally responsive interventions have been proven to be more effective than generic interventions. Opportunely, there is a growing understanding of the need for culturally responsive interventions but limited understanding of the process. This symposium will offer an overview of the process of developing culturally responsive interventions. It will present three unique projects that are in different stages and on different levels on the continuum of culturally responsive interventions and programs. African MADE is a culturally tailored dementia education program that was developed with the African immigrant community, while “Community-Organization Based Intervention Planning for Older Latine Adults: Lessons Learned” describes the co-development process employed in the design of an intergenerational respite program for older adults within the Latine community. Finally, we will present findings of a feasibility study of an evidence based intervention that was adapted for African American women with pain and depression.

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

  The Making of African MaDE: Memory and Dementia Education by and for the African Immigrant Community
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Manka E. Nkimbeng, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
• 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

  Embracing Culture and Designing an Intergenerational Training Program to Support Latine Elders
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Quinton D. Cotton, PhD, MSSA (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
• 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

  Feasibility and Acceptability of a Depression and Pain Intervention With Older African American Women
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Janiece L. Taylor, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN – Johns Hopkins University