Assessing the Effectiveness of a Health Literacy Intervention in the Workplace
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a health literacy/motivational intervention in a workplace setting. Parents will be taught how to use a child health book to lessen inappropriate use of physician services and improve parent confidence in their ability to identify and obtain necessary assistance when their children are ill.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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No Intervention: Control Group
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Experimental: motivational/ health literacy education
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Behavioral: Motivational/health literacy education (Test group)
Attend a 1-hour class to learn how to use the book "What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick."
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- number of non emergency room clinician visits [within 1 week prior to class and 90 days post-class]
Determine if parents/primary caregivers' attendance at a class to learn how to use a child health book leads to fewer non-emergency room clinician visits for their children.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- number of emergency department visits [within 1 week prior to class and 90 days post-class]
To determine if parents/primary caregivers attending a class to learn how to use a child health book leads to fewer emergency department visits
- pre and post intervention measures of self-identified competency. [within 1 week prior to class and 90 days post-class]
To assess feelings of parents/primary caregiver competence in appropriately managing their children's illnesses using pre and post intervention measures of self-identified competency.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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currently employed at the Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, MO or KS, or working under contract
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parent/legally authorized representative/primary care giver taking care of a child birth to 12 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
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non-English speaking and reading
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under 18 years old unless a minor parent
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a medical or nursing degree (MD, DO, Physician's Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, RN or LPN)
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | The Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics | Kansas City | Missouri | United States | 64108 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Nancy A Neilan, MT (ASCP), Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Bryan C. Provider and policy response to reverse the consequences of low health literacy. J Healthc Manag. 2008 Jul-Aug;53(4):230-41.
- Ensuring Positive Health Outcomes in Head Start Children and Famiies Pilot Study, Executive Summary. Herman A, September 2002
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