The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of PEARLS, a home-based collaborative care model, adapted with and for community health workers/promotores (CHWs/Ps). An instrumental case study design was utilized to understand the following components of PEARLS: adaptations to fit local context; acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity; clinical … [Read more...] about “We are the sun for our community:” Partnering with community health workers/promotores to adapt, deliver and evaluate a home-based collaborative care model to improve equity in access to quality depression care for older U.S. Latino adults who are underserved
Intervention
Quality of sick child management by health extension workers: role of a complex improvement intervention
The goal of this study was to examine whether a complex intervention implemented by the Government of Ethiopia was associated with improved management of sick children by health extension workers. This complex intervention entailed community engagement, capacity building of health workers, and enhanced district-level ownership of sick child management. The study was conducted … [Read more...] about Quality of sick child management by health extension workers: role of a complex improvement intervention
A Field Test of the NORMAL Job Aid With Community Health Workers in Kenya to Address Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes
The purpose of this study was to field-test an adapted version of the NORMAL job aid that guides CHWs on how to counsel women about contraceptive-induced menstrual changes. Researchers investigated how the job aid was used, the challenges faced in using it, and recommendations to improve the job aid. Community health volunteers (CHVs) from Kenya were trained on the 2-page job … [Read more...] about A Field Test of the NORMAL Job Aid With Community Health Workers in Kenya to Address Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes
Impact on Health Care Utilization and Costs of a Medicaid Community Health Worker Program in Detroit, 2018–2020: A Randomized Program Evaluation
In this article, researchers compare health care utilization and costs between patients who received usual care services and patients who received care from community health workers in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Medicaid beneficiaries with more than 3 emergency room visits or 1 or more ambulatory care hospitalizations in the past 12 months were randomized to a control or … [Read more...] about Impact on Health Care Utilization and Costs of a Medicaid Community Health Worker Program in Detroit, 2018–2020: A Randomized Program Evaluation
Effectiveness of four interventions in improving community health workers’ performance in western Kenya: a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study using a longitudinal data
In this longitudinal study, researchers assessed the effectiveness of four CHW interventions and their impact on CHW knowledge, job satisfaction, and household coverage. The four interventions were refresher training, provision of a bicycle, supportive supervision, and financial incentives. Researchers recruited nearly 1,300 CHWs from four districts in Kenya. After a year-long … [Read more...] about Effectiveness of four interventions in improving community health workers’ performance in western Kenya: a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study using a longitudinal data