Table 3 Barber/Stylist Led Interventions
Author, Year | Interventionist/Setting | Intervention Training | Intervention Fidelity Strategies |
|---|---|---|---|
Hess, 2007 [21] | Barbers/Barbershop | Not reported | Research staff regularly checked the validity of the encounter form data against data stored in the electronic monitors and intermittently observed customer flow to validate the barbers’ counts of adult and child business. |
Wilson, 2008 [27] | Hair Stylists/Hair Salon | Stylists were trained to conduct tailored and culturally sensitive counseling that would encourage clients to engage in breast health behaviors 2, two-hour workshops, a reference handbook, and ongoing support and technical assistance by research staff. Stylist training was implemented in waves, based on planned initiation of intervention activities in that salon | Program staff made frequent visits to salons to support stylists in their promotion of message delivery throughout the time during which the program was administered. |
Holt, 2010 [49] | Barbers/Barbershop | Barbers trained by community advisory panel. One day of training education training modules and barbers given strategies for helping their clients make informed decisions about screening | Did not collect/not report. |
Johnson, 2010 [20] | Hair Stylists/Hair Salon | Stylists were trained by research team. Motivational sessions using a script as a guide with practice and feedback from research team member. | Weekly check-ins. |
Luque, 2011 [50] | Barbers/Barbershop | 10 contact hours of training (didactic, interactive group, and team building) on administering materials by research team, health agency partners, and local urologist at agency’s facilities and in barbershops. | Health agency partner monitored barbers via shop visits, attended project meetings, and facilitated focus group work with barbers for post-intervention evaluation. |
Sadler, 2011 [29] | Hair Stylists/Hair Salon | Cosmetologists received ~ 4 h of 1-on-1 training with the Principal Investigator and an additional 4 h of reading materials that reviewed and summarized the Principal Investigator’s training. The reading materials resources: National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, and Susan G. Komen-for-the-Cure Foundation. Cosmetologists also received individual training from an African American ancestral storyteller to enhance their ability to pass along their health promotion messages orally. Every two weeks, the cosmetologists were given hands-on training materials and shown ways the materials could be used to facilitate discussions with their clients to keep the screening message updated with fresh information | Principal Investigator made unannounced visits to salons every 2 weeks during the first 3 months and then monthly thereafter to restock and bring new materials (for consistency), offer training, and answer questions. Principal Investigator was accessible to cosmetologists at all times. |
Victor, 2011 [27] | Barbers/Barbershop | Not reported | Participant follow up survey and interview data on intervention delivery by barbers. |
Sadler, 2014 [30] | Hair Stylists/Hair Salon | IRB consent training. Stylists received 1-on-1 training with the Principal Investigator and reading materials. Stylists also received individual training from an African American ancestral storyteller to enhance their ability to pass along their health promotion messages orally. The stylists were given ongoing training from the Principal Investigator and participated in biannual luncheon trainings. Screening message updated with fresh information. | Principal Investigator and research team made unannounced visits to salons. Principal Investigator was accessible via cell phone to stylists at all times. |