Table 1.

Dimensions of adaptation [39].

Dimensions of adaptation	Description	Source of mismatch	Examples of activities taken to adapt Conexiones
Cognitive information	Modifying the program’s content for the consumer to understand it.	Language Ethnicity Socioeconomic Status Staff Competence	Adjusted the program’s materials to match literacy levels and dialect/colloquialisms in the consumer population. Translated to Spanish.
Affective-motivational	Modification of program activities based on the cultural values or traditions of the consumer group.	Family Stability	Cultural values and parenting practices reported by the consumer group (i.e., diagnosed Latina mothers) in qualitative studies were incorporated into the scenarios and activities of the Conexiones materials.
Environmental	Ecological aspects of the community.	Urban-Rural Context Community Readiness	Assessed consumer environment and resources to establish if structure, channel, and format of EBI were appropriate for the consumer group (e.g. forms of delivery). Assessed resources and existing communication programs for latina cancer survivors. Assembled a resource booklet. Determined need for the program.