Start Date
April 30, 2019
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2020
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2021
Cultural adaptation/implementation COMFORT CC
The COMFORT Communication Curriculum (CC) will be culturally-adapted for 2 Native American reservation communities. The investigators will then implement the culturally-adapted COMFORT Communication Curriculum in 2 tribal communities by training interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to conduct culturally-respectful and relevant Advance Care Planning. The investigators will then conduct a cluster-assigned pilot, wait-list controlled trial of the culturally-adapted COMFORT Communication Curriculum in 2 tribal communities to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and perceived effectiveness by comparing 30 Native Americans completing Advance Care Planning with a trained healthcare professional and 30 Native Americans receiving usual care.
Collaborators (1)
Southcentral Foundation
OTHER
Indian Health Service (IHS)
FED
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Health Administration
UNKNOWN
Oglala Sioux Tribe Health Administration
UNKNOWN
California State University, Los Angeles
OTHER
South Dakota State University
OTHER