Table 1.

Survey Instrument Items and Interview Themes

Survey instrument items related to cultural sensitivity (the list of possible responses is not shown): In what ways have the treatment strategies that are being used in your study been adapted to be culturally sensitive (cultural sensitivity refers to the extent to which ethnic/cultural characteristics, experiences, norms, values, behavioral patterns, and beliefs of target populations are incorporated in the design, delivery, and evaluation of your intervention materials. This might involve for example using different recruitment strategies for different ethnic groups)? To what extent has the content of your intervention strategies been adapted to be culturally sensitive? In what language(s) are the intervention materials provided? What formats/considerations were used to address issues regarding literacy in these materials? Are your interventionists required to speak a language other than English? Are your interventionists required to meet specific criteria regarding age, gender, race/ethnicity, and/or other?

Theme guide with open-ended questions used in follow-up interviews: What minority groups did you target? How did you tailor the intervention to be culturally sensitive for this group? What formative research activities did you conduct to tailor the intervention? What are the main components that made your intervention culturally sensitive? What lessons did you learn from tailoring your intervention to minority participants? What worked and what did not? What would you do differently in future studies?