The goal of this study is to assess how community-led group discussions about health-related topics may alter beliefs and intentions regarding healthcare recommendations, such as COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
Eligible participants will be randomized to intervention or control group. Intervention group participants will meet virtually with other community member participants in small discussion groups once a week for one hour over the course of 12 weeks. The online discussion groups will be led by peer mentor facilitators and supported by a research team member. Discussion topics will include current events, COVID-19, and other health related topics. Control group participants will not meet in weekly discussion groups. At approximately the 0 month, 3 month, and 6 month time points, all participants will answer online surveys about health related topics. At the 3 month and 6 month time points, all participants will also be asked to self-administer a COVID-19 test that investigators provide. Finally, around the fourth month, intervention group participants will be invited to an online feedback session with the research team about participants' experiences in the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
57
Participants engage in weekly community-led small group discussions about health related topics
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Institute at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Openness to COVID-19 testing
The COVID-19 Testing Openness Questionnaire is an 7-item self-report measure designed to assess participants' openness to getting tested for COVID-19. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale, from 1 "Strongly Disagree" to 5 "Strongly Agree," with the sum of scores ranging from 7 to 35. Higher scores indicate greater openness to COVID-19 testing.
Time frame: 0 months, 3 months, 6 months
COVID-19 Testing Efficacy
The COVID-19 Testing Efficacy Scale is a 6-item self-report measure that will assess participants' perceived self- and response-efficacy related to COVID-19 testing. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 "Strongly Disagree" to 5 "Strongly Agree," with the sum of scores ranging between 6 and 30. Higher scores indicate greater efficacy.
Time frame: 0 months, 3 months, 6 months
COVID-19 Trust
The COVID-19 Trust Questionnaire is an 18-item self-report measure to assess participants' trust of information provided by various institutions and individuals relating to COVID-19. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale, with the sum of scores ranging from 18 to 90. Higher scores indicate greater trust.
Time frame: 0 months, 3 months, 6 months
Qualitative feedback
Qualitative feedback will be obtained from participants in a group feedback session
Time frame: 4 months
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
The Vaccine Hesitancy Questionnaire (VHQ) is an 18-item self-report measure that will assess participants' COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The VHQ was adapted from the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) survey and contains 4 subscales: Immunization Behavior, Beliefs about Vaccine Safety and Efficacy, Attitudes about Vaccine Mandates and Exemptions, and Trust. Scores range from 11 to 85, with higher scores indicating greater hesitancy.
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Time frame: 0 months, 3 months, 6 months