Transkulturelle Prävention von Alkoholerkrankungen: Effekte eines kultur- und migrationssensitiven Ansatzes auf Einstellungen und Verhalten älterer Personen mit Migrationshintergrund - Eine Cluster-randomisierte kontrollierte Studie

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: For migrants who are older than 50, alcohol frequently becomes a problem. Simultaneously alcohol-related prevention measures only reach this group insufficiently. Therefore, a transcultural concept for preventing alcohol-related disorders in elderly (≥ 45 years) migrants has been developed.

METHOD: The transcultural concept, which consisted of a prevention event as well as a cultural and language-sensitive information booklet, was evaluated in a cluster-randomized controlled trial (n = 310 immigrants). As a control condition there was a prevention event with materials from Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen (German Centre for Addiction Issues). Data were obtained before and after the event, as well as after 6 months. All materials were available both in German and in Russian, Italian, Spanish and Turkish.

RESULTS: Directly after the event, as well as 6 months thereafter, the transcultural approach was rated significantly better than the general prevention event. 73.4 % of the participants read the cultural and migration-sensitive booklet, whereas only 21.2 % in the control condition (p = 0.0001). Furthermore, significantly more participants of the transcultural approach reported a reduced alcohol consumption (49.4 vs. 16.7 %; p = 0.004) after 6 months.

CONCLUSION: The consideration of diversity with respect to cultural, migration-related, socio demographic und linguistic aspects improves the effectiveness of prevention measures.

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Translated title of the contributionTranscultural prevention of alcohol-related disorders: Effects of a culture- and migration-sensitive approach in elderly migrants with respect to attitudes and behavior: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Original languageGerman
ISSN1436-9990
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 07.2015
PubMed 25963642