Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) Health Education Initiative for School Safety

University of Miami112 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare COVID-19 knowledge, experiences, and health behaviors between participants who received the health initiative and those who did not.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

112

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Health Education InitiativeBEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive a one time 45 minute intervention session. During the session participants will receive information regarding COVID-19 disease process and behavioral effects and had the opportunity to ask questions.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Parents/guardians of students enrolled in: * Arch Creek Elementary, Fulford Elementary * Greynolds Park Elementary * Sabal Palm Elementary * North Miami Middle school, * John F Kennedy (JFK) Middle School * North Miami Senior High * North Miami Beach High * Booker T. Washington High * Able to read and write in English, Spanish, or Creole at a 5th grade level Exclusion criteria: * Does not speak: * English * Spanish * Creole

Locations (1)

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Evaluation of Acceptability of Intervention as Measured by Acceptability Questionnaire

Scores range from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"), with higher scores indicating more knowledge, value, application, or satisfaction. Evaluation was collected directly after the intervention, at baseline.

Time frame: Baseline

Evaluation of Confidence in COVID Healthcare Decision Making as Measured by COVID Confidence Questionnaire

Scores range from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"), with higher scores indicating more knowledge, value, application, or satisfaction.

Time frame: 6 months

Number of Caregivers Who Received COVID-19 Vaccine

The unit of measure is the number of caregivers who received COVID-19 vaccine at baseline

Time frame: Baseline

Number of Children Who Received COVID-19 Vaccine

unit of measure number of children

Time frame: Baseline

Health Behaviors as Measured by Health Behavior Questionnaire

Scores range from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"), with higher scores indicating greater intent to engage in health behaviors to prevent COVID-19.

Time frame: Baseline

Number of Caregivers Who Received COVID-19 Vaccine

The unit of measure is the number of caregivers who received COVID-19 vaccine

Time frame: 6 months

Health Behaviors as Measured by Health Behavior Questionnaire

Scores range from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"), with higher scores indicating greater intent to engage in health behaviors to prevent COVID-19.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Secondary Outcomes

PTSD as Measured by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Brief COVID-19 Screen for Child/Adolescent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Individual item scores range from 0 to 4, individual total sum scores range from 0 to 44 higher scores indicate more symptoms of PTSD. Total sum score ranging from 1-10 is considered "minimal PTSD", total sum score ranging from 11-20 is considered "mild PTSD", total sum scores of 21 or more is considered "potential PTSD".

Time frame: Baseline, 6 month follow up

COVID Anxiety as Measured by the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale

individual item score ranges from 0 to 4, individual total sum scores range from 0 to 20 higher scores indicate more symptoms of COVID specific anxiety. Total sum scores of greater than of equal to 9 equals "probable dysfunctional Coronavirus related anxiety".

Time frame: Baseline, 6 month follow up