"If you respect me, you are respecting my culture": methods and recommendations for personalizing a TBI transitional care intervention.
Tolu O Oyesanya, Stephanie O Ibemere, Callan Loflin and 6 others
PMID 37144496WHAT IT FOUND
Patients and caregivers prioritized autonomy and respect over cultural matching.
They wanted to choose their own goals and language, and sought an interventionist who could navigate the health system for them, rather than one who shared their specific cultural background.
Key findings
01Participants emphasized autonomy in decision-making, such as selecting their own emergency contacts, goals, and language of care, rather than having these assigned by providers.
02Patients and caregivers valued an interventionist who could help navigate the healthcare system and answer questions, regardless of whether that person was a clinician or a peer.
03Participants stated that respect and individualized care were more important than cultural matching, with one noting that respecting the person is respecting their culture.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for PTsWhat it means for OTsWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
The majority of participants were White, which may limit the generalizability of findings regarding cultural perspectives, although the authors note that minority representation was higher than the U.S. population average for the study site. The study focused on intervention development and did not test the efficacy of the final BETTER intervention on patient outcomes. Participants were recruited from a single Level I trauma center, which may not reflect experiences in other healthcare settings or regions.
Declared interests
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health (N.I.H., Extramural). No other conflicts of interest were reported in the provided text.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret this as evidence that the BETTER intervention improves patient outcomes. The study describes how the intervention was developed based on qualitative feedback, not how well it works in practice.