Ana A. Baumann

Why translation is not enough and how functional language use can improve cultural adaptation in bilingual implementation settings

Despite widespread bilingualism, most intervention adaptation efforts remain grounded in monolingual assumptions. This approach poorly reflects how bilingual communication functions. Research in sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics shows that bilingual speakers do not “turn off...

Why we adapt: an integrative qualitative study of context and intervention adaptations in facilitated implementations in primary care

Abstract Background Understanding and managing intervention adaptations during implementation is critical to maintaining fidelity to evidence while improving intervention fit in context. Implementation science faces a challenge in creating pragmatic methods to track and guide ada...