Asthma and Health Literacy in Newcomer Communities in the Greater Vancouver Area
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
In this study, the investigators aim to develop and test the effectiveness of culturally appropriate asthma videos and other educational materials based on knowledge from this study and the investigators' previous studies. By culturally appropriate materials the investigators mean to develop health information (in the format of video and written materials) in the community own language and applied the most appealing cultural beliefs and practices in the Chinese and Punjabi communities. The investigators also aim to recommend a practical framework and to develop a measure of asthma knowledge and health literacy among immigrants from the Punjabi and Chinese communities in BC. The investigators' definition of health literacy in this study is the capability of a person to navigate and access to asthma-related information, as well as to understand, evaluate, and communicate the obtained information to improve his/her health status. The investigators' hypothesis is that audio-visual based asthma information in a subject's native language would improve a patient's knowledge and self-management of asthma in comparison to printed information.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable asthma
Started Aug 2009
Longer than P75 for not_applicable asthma
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 15, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 18, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2014
CompletedNovember 28, 2017
November 1, 2017
4.2 years
November 15, 2011
November 26, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
medication adherence
Patients' understanding of physicians' instructions on how to follow their treatment regimen and regular use of inhalers were measured
on year
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Patients' beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes toward asthma self-management
6 months
Educational materials and measurement tools development
3 months
Study Arms (4)
Group 2: community video group
EXPERIMENTALIn each community intervention group two subject viewed the patient role played community video
Group three: both videos group
EXPERIMENTALIn each community intervention group three subject viewed two videos (the patient role played community and physician-led knowledge videos)
Group four: pamphlet group
ACTIVE COMPARATORIn each community intervention group four subject read an educational pamphlet only - act as active comparator group
Group one: knowledge video group
EXPERIMENTALIn each community intervention group one subject viewed the physician-led knowledge video
Interventions
Group two viewed the patient role played community video
Group three viewed both the knowledge and community videos
Group one viewed a physician-led knowledge video
Group two viewed the patient role played community video
Group one viewed a physician-led knowledge video
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Physician diagnosed mild to moderate asthma according to CTS criteria
- Asthmatics from Chinese and Punjabi communities in the Greater Vancouver Area (GVA), BC
- Age greater than 21 years
- Immigrated to Canada in the last 10 yrs
- Patients who are able to give informed consent and are willing to participate in the study
You may not qualify if:
- Age less than 21 years
- Other immigrants than Punjabi and Chinese
- Immigrated before 1998
- Patients who do not want to sign the consent form
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of British Columbialead
- Vancouver Coastal Healthcollaborator
- Ministry of Health, British Columbiacollaborator
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)collaborator
Study Sites (2)
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada
Related Publications (5)
Poureslami I, Rootman I, Doyle-Waters MM, Nimmon L, Fitzgerald JM. Health literacy, language, and ethnicity-related factors in newcomer asthma patients to Canada: a qualitative study. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Apr;13(2):315-22. doi: 10.1007/s10903-010-9405-x.
PMID: 20938742RESULTPoureslami I, Shum J, Nimmon L, FitzGerald JM. Evaluating effect of culturally-specific educational interventions on asthma subjects' inhaler use technique and their understanding of physician instructions. Respiratory care, 2016
RESULTPoureslami I, Tregobov N, Shum J, McMillan A, Akhtar A, Kassay S, Starnes K, Mahjoob M, FitzGerald JM. A conceptual model of functional health literacy to improve chronic airway disease outcomes. BMC Public Health. 2021 Jan 30;21(1):252. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10313-x.
PMID: 33516200DERIVEDPoureslami I, Shum J, Nimmon L, FitzGerald JM. Culturally Specific Evaluation of Inhaler Techniques in Asthma. Respir Care. 2016 Dec;61(12):1588-1596. doi: 10.4187/respcare.04853. Epub 2016 Nov 8.
PMID: 27827331DERIVEDPoureslami I, Nimmon L, Doyle-Waters M, Rootman I, Schulzer M, Kuramoto L, FitzGerald JM. Effectiveness of educational interventions on asthma self-management in Punjabi and Chinese asthma patients: a randomized controlled trial. J Asthma. 2012 Jun;49(5):542-51. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2012.682125.
PMID: 22715910DERIVED
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mark J FitzGerald, MD
University of British Columbia
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- 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
August 1, 2009
Primary Completion
October 1, 2013
Study Completion
July 1, 2014
Last Updated
November 28, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-11