Health promotion resources for Aboriginal people: lessons learned from consultation and evaluation of diabetes foot care resources

Abstract

We recommend the delivery of the Indigenous Diabetic Foot Program in Western Australia. Consultation and involvement of Aboriginal people was consistent with Aboriginal peoples' preferred style of conversation and inclusion and allowed the target audience to determine the end product for use in education and health promotion.

Diabetic foot disease in Indigenous people

“…As part of the Special Diabetes Program for Native Americans, culturally appropriate education materials were developed [72]. In Australia, culturally appropriate education has been developed separately in different states in consultation with Indigenous communities as there were no nationally available resources [73][74][75][76]. Community consultation, engagement future science group www.futuremedicine.com and participation in the development of these local diabetes foot care education resources is essential, as it allows Indigenous people to be involved in making decisions about the suitability of resources, and encourages community ownership resources.…”

contribution of focus group discussions to Aboriginal Australian health service research

“…Studies were undertaken across a variety of urban, rural and remote settings. Nine studies focused on urban settings (DiGiacomo et al, 2013, Esler et al, 2007, Homer et al, 2012, Jan et al, 2004, Kelly and Luxford, 2007, Kildea et al, 2012, Nelson et al, 2007, van der Sterren et al, 2006, Williamson et al, 2010, two on rural settings (Jamieson et al, 2008, Prior, 2009, three remote (Smith et al, 2011a, Whiteside et al, 2012, Wong et al, 2005, two urban and rural (Anjou et al, 2013b, Schoen et al, 2010, one rural and remote (Bolch et al, 2005) and four studies where the research setting was urban, rural and remote (Artuso et al, 2013, Boudville et al, 2013, Emden et al, 2005, Manderson and Hoban, 2006.…”

Missed opportunities in educating Aboriginal Australians about bowel cancer screening: Whose job is it anyway?

“…Frequently described barriers underlying poor participation in bowel cancer screening include: Misconceptions about risk and susceptibility; fatalistic and negative attitudes towards cancer; the absence of family history or symptoms and lack of familiarity with the concept of screening for pre-symptomatic/latent disease; the embarrassment and unpleasant nature of the test; low perceived self-efficacy to complete the test; language and communication barriers; absence of a doctor's recommendation; and lack of knowledge of bowel cancer and screening options (Green & Kelly, 2004;Greiner, Born, Nollen, & Ahluwalia, 2005;Guadagnolo et al, 2009;Natale-Pereira et al, 2008;Severino, Wilson, Turnbull, Duncan, (Davis et al, 2004;Schoen, Balchin, & Thompson, 2010). Traditional art can relate health to culture in a meaningful way that aligns with Aboriginal worldviews and paradigms of health.…”