Effects of a Longitudinal Health Literacy Training Program on Family Medicine Residents

NCT01474733 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: OHSU IRB#00008039
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

1. 1.Briefly describe the purpose of this protocol: This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational training program on the topic of health literacy for Family Medicine residents. The hypothesis being tested is that training residents about health literacy will result in improvements in residents' knowledge, skills, and attitudes with respect to health literacy.
2. 2.Briefly summarize how participants are recruited: OHSU Family Medicine Interns attending mandatory trainings on the topic of health literacy throughout the three years of the residency program will be invited to participate in the study.
3. 3.Briefly describe the procedures subjects will undergo: Completion of a short self-administered anonymous survey before and after a variety of learning sessions on the topic of health literacy.
4. 4.If applicable, briefly describe survey/interview instruments used: A 12-item pre-test questionnaire and 13-item post-test questionnaire designed to assess individuals' knowledge about health literacy, and intended clinical practices with respect to health literacy.
5. 5.If this is a clinical trial using an experimental drug and/or device, or an approved drug and/or device used for an unapproved purpose, briefly describe the drug and/or device: n/a
6. 6.Briefly describe how the data will be analyzed to address the purpose of the protocol: Demographics and responses to individual items will be reported as frequencies and percentages within the sample. We will use a chi-square analysis to stratify responses by demographic groups and t-tests to measure possible changes over time

Conditions

Health Literacy

Keywords

resident education; health literacy; curriculum

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• knowledge about health literacy

  as measured by a standardized questionnaire

  3 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• clear communication skills

  3 years

Study Arms (1)

educational intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

participants undergo a series of educational interventions over 3 years

Other: educational intervention

Interventions

educational intervention OTHER

series of lectures and workshops on health literacy

educational intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Family medicine resident entering in summer 2011 at OHSU Department of Family Medicine

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Health and Science University: lead

Study Sites (1)

OHSU Richmond Clinic

Portland, Oregon, 97202, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Early Intervention, Educational

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Health Services; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Preventive Health Services

Study Officials

• Clifford A Coleman, MD, MPH

  Oregon Health and Science University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 15, 2011
• First Posted: November 18, 2011
• Study Start: November 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2014
• Study Completion: July 1, 2014
• Last Updated: October 16, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-10

Locations

US (1)