eHealth Literacy Workshops in the Community

Health Literacy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Development and Implementation of eHealth Literacy Workshops in the Community

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04960917
• Other study ID #: eHL-HMO-CTIL
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 5, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Hadassah Medical Organization
• Contact: Donna R Zwas, MD, MPH
• Phone: 011-972-2-677-9451
• Email: dannaz[@]hadassah.org.il
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to implement and evaluate an eHeath literacy workshop that trains women to take advantage of the digital media available to them so that they can use it to their advantage- set appointments, search for doctors, critically read and understand health information, search for information about medications, diseases, health habits and more.

Description:

This study aims to implement and evaluate an eHeath literacy workshop that trains women to take advantage of the digital media available to them so that they can use it to their advantage- set appointments, search for doctors, critically read and understand health information, search for information about medications, diseases, health habits and more. A three-session workshop (each session 1.5-2 hours) will take place via the web (for example -on zoom), or as a frontal workshop, (if MOH guidelines permitting due to COVID-19). The groups will have up to 20 participants, taking into account dropout rates of target population. Data will be collected at the first session, and at the last session. This program offers an interactive ehealth literacy workshop for men and women ages 45-75. The workshop, given by Pollin Center staff, will provide participants with the skills and tools to enable safe web surfing, search effectively for information, identify credible health information, as well as critically read and understand online information. It will also empower participants with the confidence and ability to use the information they access in achieving better personal health - allowing them to actively engage in their own care. Additionally, the workshop will review the basic services provided by HMO platforms, including the option to make appointments and search for other HMO services.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: July 5, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 45 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women and men ages 45-76
• Must be able to read and write in Hebrew
• Must have access to the internet
• Must have basic computer skills (including web surfing, information searching, and basic website navigation skills).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women and men who don't meet the above criteria.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Literacy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Evaluation of ehealth literacy workshop
Intervention components will include a three session workshop, enabling participants to raise their knowledge of the different available health resources and how to find them, their ability to determine which health resource is reliable, their ability to use the health information online to make health decisions, their knowledge of the online services offered by HMOs/Ministry of Health, and their ability to navigate HMO and preform actions such as set an appointment, find a doctor, and find contact information

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Hadassah Medical Organization	Jerusalem

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hadassah Medical Organization

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

References & Publications (4)

Mitsutake S, Shibata A, Ishii K, Oka K. Associations of eHealth Literacy With Health Behavior Among Adult Internet Users. J Med Internet Res. 2016 Jul 18;18(7):e192. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5413. — View Citation

Norman CD, Skinner HA. eHEALS: The eHealth Literacy Scale. J Med Internet Res. 2006 Nov 14;8(4):e27. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8.4.e27. — View Citation

Tennant B, Stellefson M, Dodd V, Chaney B, Chaney D, Paige S, Alber J. eHealth literacy and Web 2.0 health information seeking behaviors among baby boomers and older adults. J Med Internet Res. 2015 Mar 17;17(3):e70. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3992. — View Citation

Xie B. Effects of an eHealth literacy intervention for older adults. J Med Internet Res. 2011 Nov 3;13(4):e90. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1880. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in level of ehealth literacy	Level of eHealth literacy will be assessed by using the validated eHealth Literacy Scale, "eHEALS" (Norman and Skinner, 2006), a self report 8-item measure of eHealth literacy (score range: 8-40, higher score means better outcome)	At baseline and immediately after the intervention (workshop)