Household Communication and Health Investments for Elderly Women in Tamil Nadu
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 1,200
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Sign-up rates for check-up.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study investigates how household communication plays a role in elderly women's take-up of health check-ups in rural Tamil Nadu, India. First, we survey elders and their caretakers to measure demand for check-ups for elders. We measure how interest in check-ups changes when we offer different versions of transportation support, to understand how much interest in check-ups are affected by the degree of caretaker involvement required. Second, we conduct a randomized evaluation of interventions to improve take-up of free health check-ups at a nearby private hospital. We will cross-randomize two interventions. The first randomizes who is informed about the check-up: either only the elder is informed or both the elder and the caretaker are informed about the check-up. The second randomizes whether free transportation is provided to and from the check-up. We will measure take-up of the check-up. We will also measure elders' willingness to mention the check-up to the caretaker.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Factorial
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 60 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Elderly women aged 60-75
Exclusion Criteria
- •Those with severe hearing, speech, mental, or mobility impairment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Sign-up rates for check-up.
Time Frame: Assessed at 3 days after the intervention
This will be a measure of whether the elder is signed up for the check-up by the caretaker. This will be measured either when the caretaker calls to reserve a spot for the elder or when the research team follows up with the household before the check-up.
Secondary Outcomes
- Elder attendance at check-up.(1 week after the intervention)
- Elder willingness to mention check-up to caretaker(Assessed 2 days after the intervention)