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Elderly Latino community members make an educational video: an academic-community collaboration to promote memory evaluations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2018

Judith Neugroschl ,
Margaret C. Sewell ,
Mari Umpierre ,
Raquel Rodriguez ,
Laura Meyers ,
Stephanie Kranes ,
Carlos Aldrete ,
Alma Collazo ,
Licet Valois  and
Mary Sano
Judith Neugroschl*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
Margaret C. Sewell*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
Mari Umpierre
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, James J. Peters VAMC, Bronx, NY, USA
Raquel Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Code and Theory, New York, NY, USA
Laura Meyers
Affiliation:
Institute for Family Health, New York, NY, USA
Stephanie Kranes
Affiliation:
Independent Budget Office, New York, NY, USA
Carlos Aldrete
Affiliation:
Oxnard Union High School, Oxnard, CA, USA
Alma Collazo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
Licet Valois
Affiliation:
Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter, New York, NY, USA
Mary Sano
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA Department of Psychiatry, James J. Peters VAMC, Bronx, NY, USA
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Judith Neugroschl and Margaret C. Sewell, The Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center-Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1230, New York, NY 10029, USA. Phone: 212-241-8329; Fax: 212-996-0987. Email: judith.neugroschl@mssm.edu; margaret.sewell@mssm.edu.
Correspondence should be addressed to: Judith Neugroschl and Margaret C. Sewell, The Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center-Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1230, New York, NY 10029, USA. Phone: 212-241-8329; Fax: 212-996-0987. Email: judith.neugroschl@mssm.edu; margaret.sewell@mssm.edu.
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Abstract

Objectives:

To develop an educational video to reach elderly Latinos in order to improve understanding and encourage evaluation of cognitive changes by 1) using focus groups to identify dementia knowledge gaps, health communication preferences and trusted advisors for health concerns; 2) collaborating with elderly Latino community members to create a video; and 3) collecting survey data regarding community response to the video.

Design:

Grounded theory qualitative approach using focus groups; collaborative community based model to create the video and anonymous survey at community screenings.

Setting:

Community senior centers in East Harlem, New York.

Participants:

A team of low-income mono and bilingual elderly Latino community residents, researchers, clinicians, and a film professional.

Measurements:

Thematic analysis of focus group transcripts; three item survey.

Results:

A collaboratively produced video and initial assessment in 49 Latino elders that indicated the video had a positive effect on interest in obtaining a brief memory screening at outreach events (71%).

Conclusions:

The project demonstrates the feasibility of this interdisciplinary partnership to create a culturally and linguistically sensitive video to promote service use concerning memory loss and cognitive evaluations among elderly Latinos. Initial survey results suggested a positive response and an increase in interest in memory screening.

Keywords

cross culturaleducationinterdisciplinarystigmascreening
Type
Original Research Article
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 31 , Issue 7: Issue Theme: Diverse Approaches to Stemming Cognitive Decline , July 2019 , pp. 989 - 995
Copyright
© International Psychogeriatric Association 2018 

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Footnotes

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Co-first authors.

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