Citation

Lee CS, López SR, Hernandez L, Colby SM, Caetano R, Borrelli B, Rohsenow D. Cultur. Divers. Ethnic Minor. Psychol. 2011; 17(3): 317-324.

Affiliation

Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0024035

PMID

21787064

PMCID

PMC3315590

Abstract

Although the need for cultural adaptations is often noted in addiction research, there are few templates to guide the process. The rationale for a social contextual framework to culturally adapt motivational interviewing for an immigrant heavy drinking Latino population in the U.S. Northeast is presented. The aim of the pilot study was to obtain data on acceptability of this approach. Participant responses to the adaptation were examined qualitatively and quantitatively in a preliminary study. Participants recruited from the community met criteria for risky drinking (men, ≥5 drinks/occasion or ≥14 drinks/week; women, ≥4 drinks/occasion or ≥7 drinks/week). Participants (n = 25) who completed baseline assessments and a culturally adapted brief motivational interview (CAMI) were asked to complete a qualitative exit interview to give feedback on their interview experience. Participants reported being highly engaged with treatment (M = 3.58 on a scale of 1-4, SD = .50), and felt very satisfied with treatment (M = 3.58 on a scale of 1-4, SD = .93). Nearly all (95%) reported that understanding their culture was important to understanding their drinking behavior. Results support the acceptability and relevance of this adaptation from participants' perspectives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).

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