Factors Impacting on Development and Implementation of Training Programs for Health Professionals to Deliver Brief Interventions, with a Focus on Programs Developed for Indigenous Clients: A Literature Review

Saji Sebastian, David P. Thomas, Julie Brimblecombe, Vongayi Majoni and Frances C. Cunningham
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Saji Sebastian: Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin 0810, Northern Territory, Australia
David P. Thomas: Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin 0810, Northern Territory, Australia
Julie Brimblecombe: Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
Vongayi Majoni: Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin 0810, Northern Territory, Australia
Frances C. Cunningham: Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Brisbane 4000, Queensland, Australia

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: This paper reviews the literature on evaluations of brief intervention training programs for health professionals which address one or more lifestyle factors of chronic disease to identify factors impacting on development and implementation of programs. A search was conducted of the literature evaluating brief intervention training programs from 2000–2019 in the databases: Medline, CINAHL, Psychinfo, Academic Premier, Science Direct, Ovid (Including EMBASE and Healthstar), Web of Science and Informit. The content analysis and data extraction were aligned to the domains in the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to assist in the narrative synthesis. The search identified eight evaluations of programs targeting multiple risk factors, and 17 targeting single risk factors. The behavioural risk factor most commonly addressed was smoking, followed by alcohol and drug use. Programs consisted of face-to-face workshops and/or online or distance learning methods. Facilitators included availability of sustainable funding, adapting the program to suit the organisation’s structural characteristics and adoption of the intervention into routine client care. For Indigenous programs, the use of culturally appropriate images and language, consultation with Indigenous communities, and development of resources specific to the communities targeted were important considerations.

Keywords: brief intervention; brief therapy; CFIR; training program; chronic disease; Indigenous (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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