Amytis Towfighi, Rachel P Berger, Alexandra M S Corley, M Maria Glymour, Jennifer J Manly, Lesli E Skolarus
Recommendations on Social Determinants of Health in Neurologic Disease
Neurology
tausi feagaiga covenant keeper project partnership support traditional values tausi matua caring ones elders partners included nongovernmental organization pacific youth community development faithbased organization roman catholic diocese samoapago pago institute higher education university hawaii john burns school medicine project created address lack communitybased health care home health hospice families needing work outside home culturally based caregiving curriculum developed educate caregivers improve knowledge skills using trainthetrainer model 125 caregivers trained family caregiving 20162020 training conducted intensive workshop followed practicum hope house catholic diocese home aged participants expressed willingness competency mentored trainers continue tausi feagaiga project mean selfrated confidence caregiving improved significantly 317 102 mean sd pre workshop 353 071 post workshop p 001 competence geriatric syndromes improved 1804 427 2131 430 attending workshop p 001 feedback extremely positive technical assistance provided obtain funding american samoa medicaid state agency improve existing infrastructure hope house obtain much needed supplies increase ability hire participants tausi feagaiga positively impacted lives residents hope house course participants elders community care