Brief intervention resource kits for Indigenous Australians: generally evidence‐based, but missing important components

Anton Clifford; Lisa Jackson Pulver; Robyn Richmond; Anthony Shakeshaft; Rowena Ivers

doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00559.x

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Brief intervention resource kits for Indigenous Australians: generally evidence‐based, but missing important components

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Brief intervention resource kits for Indigenous Australians: generally evidence‐based, but missing important components

Anton Clifford, Lisa Jackson Pulver, Robyn Richmond, Anthony Shakeshaft and Rowena Ivers

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol.34(s1), pp.S80-S86

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00559.x

PMID: 20618301

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Objective: Little is known about the content and quality of brief intervention kits specifically targeting SNAP risk factors (smoking, poor nutrition, alcohol misuse or physical inactivity) among Indigenous Australians. This paper reviews the type and quality of these kits. Methods: Brief intervention kits were primarily identified by contacting 74 health‐related organisations in Australia between 1 February 2007 and 4 March 2007. Results: Ten brief intervention kits met inclusion criteria: four targeted smoking; three targeted alcohol; one targeted alcohol, smoking and other drugs; one targeted alcohol, other drugs and mental health; and one targeted all SNAP risk factors. Brief intervention kits were reviewed using criteria developed from clinical guidelines for SNAP risk factors and guidelines for evaluating health promotion resources. Three kits met all review criteria. Five kits were consistent with evidence‐based guidelines, but lacked a training package, patient education materials and/or behavioural change strategies. All kits used images and language identifiable with Indigenous Australia, however, their cultural appropriateness for Indigenous Australians remains unclear. Conclusions and implications: The specific content of the missing components should be guided by the best‐available evidence, such as established mechanisms for health care provider feedback to patients as a behaviour change strategy, as well as the needs and preferences of health care providers and patients.

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Title: Brief intervention resource kits for Indigenous Australians: generally evidence‐based, but missing important components
Authors: Anton Clifford (Corresponding Author) - UNSW Sydney
Lisa Jackson Pulver - UNSW Sydney
Robyn Richmond - UNSW Sydney
Anthony Shakeshaft - UNSW Sydney
Rowena Ivers - UNSW Sydney
Publication details: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol.34(s1), pp.S80-S86
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date published: 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00559.x
ISSN: 1753-6405
PMID: 20618301
Grant note: This research was part of a project funded by the Alcohol Education Rehabilitation Foundation of Australia, and was undertaken while the first author was the recipient of a National Health & Medical Research (NHMRC) post graduate research scholarship in Indigenous Australian Health.
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Psychology
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991242153202621
Output Type: Journal article

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