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Welcome
Welcome to the website for the
Native American Wellness Scale (NAWS)! Thank you very much for
your interest. Your involvement and participation is the only
way that we can continue to develop a culturally appropriate
conceptualization of Native wellness that includes an awareness
of the effects of colonization on the quality of life of
indigenous peoples.
Purpose of the Study
The present
study intends to report the development and validation of a
scale to measure overall wellness in Native American and
indigenous populations, called the Native American Wellness
Scale (NAWS). The NAWS is a self-report measure designed to
enable investigators to obtain easily sensitive measures of the
degree of wellness experienced by individuals in six domains:
(a) psychological well-being, (b) emotional well-being, (c)
spiritual well-being, (d) physical well-being, and (e) historical trauma symptoms. The purpose of
the study is to fill a void with respect to standardized quality
of life and wellness measures appropriate for use with Native
American populations.
Who's Eligible
Native Americans and indigenous
people from all nations and tribal affiliations were invited to
participate. Tribal enrollment was not a necessary prerequisite
to participate. Men and women ages 18 to 75 were eligible to
participate.
Thank you so very much! If you
have any questions, contact the Principal
Investigator, Denise Alvarado at
nativewellness@gmail.com.
How to Participate
The study is closed. Thank you for your interest.
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