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NCT Number: NCT01103986

Assessing the Effectiveness of a Health Literacy Intervention in the Workplace

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Health Literacy Behavior Health Behavior Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Participation Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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)

Treatment and study plan

Motivational/health literacy education (Test group)

Behavioral

Attend a 1-hour class to learn how to use the book "What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick."

Primary outcomes

  1. number of non emergency room clinician visits

    Time frame: 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 outcomes

  1. number of emergency department visits

    Time frame: 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

  2. pre and post intervention measures of self-identified competency.

    Time frame: 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Assessing the Effectiveness of a Health Literacy Intervention in the Workplace: A Quasi-experimental Pre-post Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Apr 15, 2010
Registry last updated
Dec 17, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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