A Culturally Focused Wellness Intervention for American Indian Women of a Small Southwest Community: Associations with Alcohol Use,Abstinence Self-Efficacy,Symptoms of Depression,and Self-Esteem
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A Culturally Focused Wellness Intervention for American Indian Women of a Small Southwest Community: Associations with Alcohol Use,Abstinence Self-Efficacy,Symptoms of Depression,and Self-Esteem
This study examined the influence of a culturally focused wellness intervention on alcohol consumption, alcohol abstinence self-efficacy, depression, and self-esteem among women of a small American Indian community in the southwestern United States. Participation in two intervention approaches was compared: a curriculum-based health promotion–only approach and health promotion combined with cognitive-behavioral skills building (CBSB).
Design.
The wellness intervention was tested in a prospective, randomized, two-group design with repeated measures. There was no control group.
Setting.
An American Indian community in the Southwest.
Subjects.
American Indian women, ages 18 to 50 (N = 268).
Intervention.
A 10-session culturally focused curriculum-based health promotion intervention, with a CBSB component, was developed using a community-based participatory research process. Comparisons were made between those who attended the health promotion plus CBSB intervention and those who attended the intervention without the CBSB component.
Measures.
Information regarding demographics, substance use, alcohol consumption, alcohol abstinence self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem was collected through a structured interview.
Analysis.
Regression was used to evaluate the effect of the intervention on alcohol consumption, alcohol abstinence self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem in CBSB and non-CBSB groups.
Results.
Although there were no significant differences between the CBSB and non-CBSB groups, the results indicate a significant decrease in alcohol consumption and symptoms of depression, and a significant increase in alcohol abstinence self-efficacy and self-esteem, from baseline to the 6-month follow-up for both groups.
Conclusion.
Evidence suggests that this culturally focused health promotion intervention has a positive impact on alcohol use, alcohol abstinence self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem among American Indian women.
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