The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of creating a health education telemedicine curriculum that can be delivered by Weill Cornell Medicine faculty and medical students and NY-Presbyterian Hospital resident physicians to community dwelling adults in an under-resourced local community.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Participation in a 12-week health education telemedicine curriculum
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States
Participant's Satisfaction with the Curriculum at 12 Weeks
Participant's satisfaction with the curriculum will be measured via 5-point Likert scale survey that was created by our research team. Scores will range from a low of "Strongly disagree" to a high of "Strongly agree."
Time frame: Week 12
Change in Number of Participants Virtually Attending the Health Education Seminars
Virtual attendance to the health education seminars will be collected. The number of participants who virtually attend all health education seminars over the 12 week period will be collected and change in number of participants attending will be assessed.
Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks.
Change in Participant's Rate of Completion of Weekly Blood Pressure Recordings
Participant's rate of completion of the weekly blood pressure recording logs will be measured and analyzed.
Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks.
Change in Participant's Rate of Completion of Weekly Steps Recordings
Participant's rate of completion of the weekly step recording logs will be measured and analyzed.
Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks.
Mean Change in Systolic Blood Pressure Measurement.
Participants will self-report weekly up to 4 blood pressure readings taken at baseline through week 12 with their automatic blood pressure arm cuff. The change in systolic blood pressure measurements in this time frame will be assessed.
Time frame: Baseline to week 12
Mean Change in Diastolic Blood Pressure Measurement.
Participants will self-report weekly up to 4 blood pressure readings taken at baseline through week 12 with their automatic blood pressure arm cuff. The change in diastolic blood pressure measurements in this time frame will be assessed.
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Time frame: Baseline to week 12
Mean Change in Number of Daily Steps Measured by Pedometer.
Participants will self-report weekly the number of steps taken as measured by their wrist pedometer at baseline through week 12.
Time frame: Baseline to week 12
Change in Self-Reported Health Attitudes and Behaviors As Assessed by Survey.
The name of the survey is " Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards hypertension and cardiovascular disease." The survey was adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. It consists of both quantitative and qualitative questions assessing participants' demographics, participants' knowledge and attitudes about diet and exercise, and participants' knowledge about hypertension and other related cardiac diseases (i.e. stroke, coronary artery disease). The survey will be administered at enrollment and post-intervention at week 12. Pre- and post-surveys will be compared for accuracy of answers and change in self-reported behaviors.
Time frame: Baseline, week 12