HealthMatters@24/7 eLearning for People Supporting Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypercholesterolemia; Obesity; Hyperglycemia; Hypertension
• Interventions: Other: Asynchronous, eLearning Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT03206164
• Lead Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago

Brief Summary

The barriers faced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) begin in their mid to late 20s and often mirror the experiences of older adults (50+) living in the U.S. While evidence for successful population-specific health promotion programs and training, such as the 12-Week HealthMatters Program has been documented, an urgent need exists for continuous, readily available, on-demand training in these programs. Online training can substantially aid the widespread translation of evidence-based programs into practice and policy. This proposal seeks to test the effectiveness of an enhanced mode of translating the HealthMatters program into practice through the use of an on-demand e-Learning platform (HealthMatters@24/7) for staff in community based organizations (CBOs) in one state; thereby advancing the science of translational research. HO1. More CBOs in the asynchronous training program will have developed Strategic Action Plans for Health and Wellness, established Wellness Committees, and have equal or more resources and improved culture for health promotion at 1 year compared to CBOs participating in the current live HealthMatters TtT Workshop webinar. HO2. Staff in the asynchronous training group will have improved levels of learner/instructor satisfaction (job productivity, job performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, convenience) toward the training immediately after completing the enhanced mode of training, HM@24/7 compared to staff trained using the current live HealthMatters TtT Workshop webinar.

Detailed Description

The barriers faced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) begin in their mid to late 20s and often mirror the experiences of older adults (50+) living in the U.S. While evidence for successful population-specific health promotion programs and training, such as the 12-Week HealthMatters Program has been documented, an urgent need exists for continuous, readily available, on-demand training in these programs. Online training can substantially aid the widespread translation of evidence-based programs into practice and policy. Consistent with the mission of the Midwest Roybal Center for Health Promotion and Translation, our proposed study, HealthMatters@24/7 eLearning, is guided by the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of the HealthMatters Program for maximal positive impact on the health of people with IDD. The goal of HealthMatters@24/7 eLearning is to develop a low cost, readily accessible comprehensive staff training that will improve staff job performance, satisfaction, and organizational commitment to the provision of health friendly services while creating a productive and competitive workforce. These conditions will enable more community-based organizations to offer the program efficiently, thereby increasing access to HealthMatters among older adults with IDD.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-06-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-06-30
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-02
• Study Start: 2020-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-30
• Study Completion: 2021-11-30
• Status Verified: 2024-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 2024-06-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 274

Inclusion Criteria

• Must work in a community based organization providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Must read english
• Must be over the age of 18

Exclusion Criteria

• Do not work in a community based organization providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Do not read english
• Under the age of 18

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Synchronous, Live Webinar Comparison	Asynchronous, eLearning Intervention	Participants in the synchronous, Live Webinar Comparison Group will receive HealthMatters Program Instructor Training Course via a live instructor taught 3-part live webinar.
Asynchronous, eLearning Intervention	Asynchronous, eLearning Intervention	Participants in the asynchronous, eLearning Intervention Group will participate in the on-demand HealthMatters Program Instructor Training Course that will be continuously and readily available.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
online organizational HealthMatters Assessments (oHMA)	1 year	oHMA evaluates organizational needs and capacity for developing a health promotion plan including programs, services, environmental support, resources, and culture to provide health promoting activities.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Process Evaluation	3 months	Will evaluate participants ability to develop and implement Strategic Action Plans for Health and Wellness, Wellness Committees, and greater numbers of organizational resources for health promotion
36-item Corporate eLearning Survey	1 year	Measures participants perception of on-job productivity, job performance, job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UIC; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States