Online Education Intervention to Reduce Ageism Among Undergraduate Students

NCT04570917 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 21x-046
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Ageism is common is healthcare workers, and that results in negative outcomes for elderly patients. This randomized controlled trial is to determine if age bias could be changed by an online learning activity in undergraduate students in an entry-level nutrition class.

Conditions

Ageism

Keywords

Ageism; Older adults; Educational intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Difference between groups for pre-and post intervention changes in the score of Fraboni's Scale for Ageism

  Higher Fraboni's score indicates more bias.

  From Pre- to immediate post- intervention

• Difference between groups for pre- and 2-weeks post intervention changes in the score of Fraboni's Scale for Ageism

  Higher Fraboni's score indicates more bias.

  From Pre- to 2-weeks post-intervention

• Difference between groups for pre-post intervention changes in benevolent subscores of the Ambivalent ageism scale

  Higher benevolent score indicates more benevolent ageism

  From Pre- to immediate post- intervention

• Difference between groups for pre and 2-weeks post intervention changes in benevolent subscores of the Ambivalent ageism scale Higher score indicates more benevolent bias.

  Higher benevolent score indicates more benevolent ageism

  From Pre- to 2-weeks post-intervention

• Difference between groups for pre-post intervention changes in hostile subscores of the Ambivalent ageism scale

  Higher hostile score indicates more hostile ageism

  From Pre- to immediate post- intervention

• Difference between groups for pre and 2-week post intervention changes in hostile subscores of the Ambivalent ageism scale

  Higher hostile score indicates more hostile ageism

  From Pre- to 2-weeks post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Difference between groups for pre-post intervention changes in age-related implicit bias

  From Pre- to immediate post- intervention

• Difference between groups for pre and 2-week post intervention changes in age-related implicit bias

  From Pre- to 2-weeks post-intervention

• Difference between groups for pre-post intervention changes in the value (years) used to define "old age"

  From Pre- to immediate post- intervention

• Difference between groups for pre and 2-weeks post intervention changes in the value (years) used to define "old age"

  From Pre- to 2-weeks post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group (INT)

EXPERIMENTAL

An online learning module targeted to reduce ageism will be delivered to the INT group.

Behavioral: Online educational intervention to reduce ageism

Control group (CON)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

An online learning module on diversity and cultural competence will be delivered to the CON group.

Behavioral: Online educational intervention to enhance cultural competance

Interventions

Online educational intervention to reduce ageism BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this group will go over multiple short videos covering the following content:1). Myths about aging, 2). Ageism and its negative effects, 3). Distorted views about aging among young adults, 4). Ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 5). importance of reducing ageism among healthcare professionals. These will be multiple videos posted on the LMS (Blackboard). At the end of the lesson, they will be asked to briefly write what they learned on Blackboard as an assignment.

Intervention group (INT)

Online educational intervention to enhance cultural competance BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the control group will go over multiple short videos covering the following content: 1). Myths about cultural competence, 2) Cultural competence for health care professionals including dietitians, 3). Connecting culture and food, and 4). Importance of cultural competence in sports dietitians. At the end of the lesson, they will be asked to briefly write what they learned. These will be multiple videos posted on the LMS (Blackboard). At the end of the lesson, they will be asked to briefly write what they learned on Blackboard as an assignment.

Control group (CON)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years or older
• Enrolled in 3 sections of the introductory level nutrition course taught by three different instructors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Mississippi, Oxford: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi, 38677, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ageism

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Prejudice; Social Behavior; Behavior; Social Discrimination

Study Officials

• Nadeeja Wijayatunga, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 25, 2020
• First Posted: September 30, 2020
• Study Start: September 28, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 11, 2020
• Study Completion: November 11, 2020
• Last Updated: May 6, 2021

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Time Frame: Within 6 months time after the publication of the primary and secondary analysis planned.
• Access Criteria: Public access database

Locations

US (1)