Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J69926

Journal:


Implementation Science

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 9, 100,

Publication Website:

http://www.implementationscience.com/content/9/1/100

Abstract:

Article describes a framework for adapting evidence-based health promotion strategies for people with disabilities. A study illustrates how the framework has been used to adapt the obesity prevention strategies developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities. The development of inclusion guidelines, recommendations and adaptations for obesity prevention, referred to as GRAIDs (Guidelines, Recommendations, Adaptations Including Disability), consists of five components: (1) a scoping review of the published and grey literature; (2) an expert workgroup composed of nationally recognized leaders in disability and health promotion who review, discuss, and modify the scoping review materials and develop the content into draft GRAIDs; (3) focus groups with individuals with disabilities and their family members (conducted separately) who provide input on the potential applicability of the proposed GRAIDs in real world settings; (4) a national consensus meeting with 21 expert panel members who review and vote on a final set of GRAIDs; and (5) an independent peer review of GRAIDs by national leaders from key disability organizations and professional groups through an online web portal. This is an ongoing project, and to date, the process has been used to develop 11 GRAIDs to coincide with 11 of the 24 CDC obesity prevention strategies. The study shows that evidence-based programs developed for people without disabilities can now be adapted for people with disabilities using the GRAIDs framework.

Author(s):


Rimmer, James H., Vanderbom, Kerri A., Bandini, Linda G., Drum, Charles E., Luken, Karen, Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda, Graham, Ian D.

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