Towards the sustainability of information campaigns: training Promotores to increase the psychosis literacy of Spanish-speaking communities

• Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 665 - 669
• Main Authors: Calderon, Vanessa, Mejia, Yesenia, del Carmen Lara-Muñoz, María, Segoviano, Joanna, Castro, Quetzalli, Casados, Ava, López, Steven Regeser
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2015; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Brief Report; Community health aides; Community health care; Community Health Workers; Epidemiology; Funding; Health Education; Health Literacy; Humans; Literacy; Literacy programs; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental disorders; Mental Health; Mexico; Psychiatry; Psychosis; Psychotic Disorders; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Training; Mexico; United States > US; Community lay workers; Spanish language; Psychosis literacy
• ISSN: 0933-7954; 1433-9285; 1433-9285
• DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0992-z

Purpose To assess the acceptability and efficacy of training community health workers ( promotores ) in Mexico to both recognize psychosis and to teach others to recognize psychosis. Methods Two studies were carried out utilizing a single-group design. In Study 1, promotores watched a DVD-based psychosis literacy training. In Study 2, promotores were trained to administer a flip-chart version of the program and they then administered it to community residents. Results Significant increases in the post-training assessment of psychosis literacy were observed. Conclusion Promotores can be an important resource in identifying psychosis early and enhancing the sustainability of psychosis literacy information campaigns.