Assessing the Impact of Illustrated Medication Labels on Medication Understanding Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in South Georgia
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 87
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Medication Understanding Questionnaire (MUQ)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of graphic-based medication labels on medication understanding and to assess the health literacy of our farmworker population. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Primary Objective: Assess the impact of illustrated medication labels on medication understanding among migrant and seasonal farmworkers Secondary Objective: Evaluate the health literacy of the farmworker population in South Georgia
Participants will be given either medication labels with pictures or standard medication labels
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adults aged 18 and older
- •Receiving medication education at Emory Farm Worker Project (EFP) clinics
Exclusion Criteria
- •Individuals unable to provide informed consent or participate in the study
- •Those not requiring medication during their visit
Arms & Interventions
Standard medication label
Intervention: standard medication label (Behavioral)
Illustrated medication label
Intervention: Illustrated medication label (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Medication Understanding Questionnaire (MUQ)
Time Frame: Post intervention (10 minutes)
MUQ will assess participants' understanding of their medications after education. Scores range from 0-3 to test medication purpose, dose, and frequency
Secondary Outcomes
- Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS)(Post intervention (10 minutes))
Investigators
Wayne Sanderson
Professor
University of Kentucky