PIECES of My RELATIONSHIPS: The Cultural Adaptation of a Biographical Assessment Tool for Indigenous Older Adults in Canada.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0375327 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1758-5341 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00169013 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Gerontologist Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2009- : Cary, NC : Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: St. Louis, Gerontological Society.
    • Subject Terms:
      Community-Based Participatory Research* ; Focus Groups*; Humans ; Aged ; Ontario ; Female ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Indigenous Canadians ; Cultural Competency ; Qualitative Research ; Culturally Competent Care ; Indigenous Peoples ; Health Services, Indigenous ; Aged, 80 and over
    • Abstract:
      Background and Objectives: Healthcare services are rarely designed to meet the needs of Indigenous people, resulting in culturally unsafe care and assessment tools. This paper describes a collaboration between North East Behavioural Supports Ontario (NEBSO), university researchers, and Indigenous communities to adapt a biographical assessment tool used by NEBSO to be culturally appropriate and safe for Indigenous older adults (55+) in long-term care facilities in Ontario, Canada.
      Research Design and Methods: Over 36 months, this project applied an Indigenized, community-based participatory research (CBPR) and cultural safety framework to the adaptation process. Qualitative data sources include the guidance of an Indigenous Elder, an Anishinaabe Language Expert Group, and focus groups conducted along the North Shore of Lake Huron, Sudbury, and Cochrane, Ontario.
      Results: The adapted tool shifts the focus from personhood to relationships, includes culturally relevant domains, and supports trauma-informed approaches. Five themes were identified during the adaptation process: (1) practicing a relational approach to care, (2) valuing Indigenous language, (3) understanding Indigenous trauma, (4) respecting cultural values and understandings, and (5) addressing systemic barriers to culturally safe care.
      Discussion and Implications: Themes elucidated from this research process can inform future studies adapting mainstream practice tools and developing new tools for Indigenous populations. The collaboration and approach to this adaptation process demonstrated how cultural safety at systemic and practice levels can be addressed through CPBR partnerships between universities, organizations, and Indigenous communities. Findings support the need to evaluate the cultural safety of other assessments for older Indigenous adults in health care settings.
      (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.)
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    • Grant Information:
      FRN 137794 The Canadian Institute of Health Research-Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging; Center for Rural and Northern Health Research, Laurentian University, and North East Behavioural Supports Ontario
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Cultural competence practice; Cultural safety; Culturally appropriate assessments; Indigenous populations; Institutional care/residential care
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20231227 Date Completed: 20240624 Latest Revision: 20240715
    • Publication Date:
      20240716
    • Accession Number:
      PMC11194628
    • Accession Number:
      10.1093/geront/gnad176
    • Accession Number:
      38150325