Assessment of the Health Literacy Among Arab Women in East Jerusalem
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 306
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- assessment of health literacy level and elucidate factors that will improve health literacy (barriers, incentives, etc.…) among Arab women in East Jerusalem
研究概览
简要总结
This is a two-stage study: The objective of the first stage is to explore health literacy (HL) needs and preferences of Arab women through conducting Focus Group Discussions (FGDs).
The second stage will employ conducting a HL intervention tailored to the participants' needs and preferences as presented in the FGDs. Objectives include increasing the percentage of women who utilize patient-doctor communication skills and increasing their cardiovascular disease (CVD) knowledge.The intervention consists of four sessions that will be conducted in municipality-sponsored women's groups in Jerusalem and other Arab communities. Questionnaires will be completed before and three months after the intervention. The study answers the following: Can HL workshops improve patient-doctor communication skills and CVD knowledge in Arab women.
详细描述
Arab women in Israel are at high risk of low health literacy due to lower levels of education and low socio-economic status. Health literacy (HL) refers to the skills and competencies enabling people to obtain and interpret health information and apply their knowledge to inform health-related decision-making. It's also defined as "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, understand, and process basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions".
The objective of the first stage of the study is to explore health literacy needs and preferences of Arab women through conducting Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with women in East Jerusalem. Six different focus groups will be conducted at three of the six municipality community centers in East Jerusalem. Participants will be recruited through identified community centers.
Each group will meet once for up to two hours. The study will be explained to them by an investigator who has been trained in the administration of focus groups, and they will be asked to sign a consent form. Discussions will be recorded without the names of the participants (they will be instructed not to use their names once the recording begins). At the end of the meeting, each participant will receive a bag and pamphlets with information regarding women's health.
The second stage will employ conducting a HL intervention tailored to the participants' needs and preferences as presented in the FGDs. Objectives include increasing the percentage of women who utilize patient-doctor communication skills and increasing their cardiovascular disease (CVD) knowledge.The intervention consists of four sessions that will be conducted in municipality-sponsored women's groups in Jerusalem and other Arab communities. Questionnaires will be completed before and three months after the intervention. The study answers the following: Can HL workshops improve patient-doctor communication skills and CVD knowledge in Arab women.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 85 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •All women aged 18-85 that attend and participate in the community's women's groups
- •They must speak Arabic
排除标准
- •Not in the age range of 18-
- •Do not speak Arabic.
结局指标
主要结局
assessment of health literacy level and elucidate factors that will improve health literacy (barriers, incentives, etc.…) among Arab women in East Jerusalem
时间窗: within 6 months
The assessment will be done through conduction of focus groups. Focus groups will be audio- recorded, transcribed and analyzed using Systematic text condensation, a descriptive and explorative analysis strategy. Which consists of four steps: 1) total impression - from chaos to themes; 2) identifying and sorting meanings units - from themes to codes; 3) condensation - from code to meaning; 4) synthesizing - from condensation to descriptions and concepts. It is expected that six focus groups will be sufficient to achieve saturation of themes. If results are not sufficient, investigators will ask to increase the number of focus groups.
Change in cardiovascular disease knowledge
时间窗: At baseline and three months after intervention
A self report questionnaire based on the American Heart Association's Cardiovascular, and assess the knowledge regarding heart attack symptoms, by answering yes/no to each item.
change in health literacy
时间窗: At baseline and three months after intervention
Will be assessed using the Health Literacy Survey-Europe-Q16 (HLS-EU-Q16) a 16 question research instrument adapted for use in Israel. Participants respond to each question on a scale of 1 to 4, with 4 representing "fairly easy,'' and 1 representing "very difficult". Higher scores represent positive outcome.
Change in perceived efficacy in patient-physician interaction
时间窗: At baseline and three months after intervention
Will be assessed using the 10-item Perceived Efficacy in Patient-Physician Interaction (PEPPI) (Maly, Frank, Marshall, Diametteo, Reuben, 1998). Participants respond to each question on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 representing "very confident,'' and 1 representing "not at all confident". Higher scores represent positive outcome.
Change in remembering doctor's recommendations and reading blood test results
时间窗: At baseline and three months after intervention
A 2-item version derived from the Perceived Efficacy in Patient-Physician Interaction (PEPPI). Participants respond to each question on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 representing "very confident,'' and 1 representing "not at all confident". Higher scores represent positive outcome.
Change in preparation for doctor's visit
时间窗: At baseline and three months after intervention
A 6-item questionnaire represents preferred actions that participant\\pants do before their doctor appointment. The more items are selected, the higher the score is, hence representing a positive outcome.
次要结局
- Change in Self-Rated Status of Health (SRH)(At baseline and three months after intervention)
- Change in perceived efficacy in reading and understanding the instruction for taking medications(At baseline and three months after intervention)
研究者
Donna R Zwas
Director of Linda Joy Pollin Cardiovascular Wellness Center for Women
Hadassah Medical Organization