Assessing the Effectiveness of a Health Literacy Intervention in the Workplace

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Literacy
• Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational/health literacy education (Test group)

• Registration Number: NCT01103986
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-01
• Study First Submitted: 2010-02-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-04-13
• Study First Posted: 2010-04-15
• Primary Completion: 2010-11
• Study Completion: 2010-11
• Status Verified: 2020-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-12-15
• Last Update Posted: 2020-12-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

• currently employed at the Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, MO or KS, or working under contract
• parent/legally authorized representative/primary care giver taking care of a child birth to 12 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• non-English speaking and reading
• under 18 years old unless a minor parent
• a medical or nursing degree (MD, DO, Physician's Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, RN or LPN)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
motivational/ health literacy education	Motivational/health literacy education (Test group)	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Name	Time	Method
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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics; 🇺🇸 Kansas City, Missouri, United States