Digital Literacy in Caregivers of Pediatric Surgery Patients

Brittany Willer300 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to describe the digital literacy of caregivers of pediatric surgical patients. The investigators hypothesize that caregivers of minority race, language of care other than English, and low neighborhood opportunity will have lower prevalence of digital literacy.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Digital Literacy Pediatric Surgery

Interventions

Survey using a questionnaire.OTHER

REDCap Survey

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 0 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Caregivers of children \<18 presenting for surgery at NCH. Primary language must be English, Spanish, Arabi, Nepali, or Somali. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are 18 years of age or older. Wards of the state. Patients who are missing address information.

Locations (1)

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

EDLQ digital literacy scores

Time frame: From enrollment to end of perioperative time.

Secondary Outcomes

eHEALS Health Literacy scores

eHEALS Health Literacy scores across three domains: information and communication, content creation and management, safety and security.

Time frame: From enrollment to end of perioperative time.

Central Contacts

Catherine Roth, MPH

CONTACT

614-722-2997 catherine.roth@nationwidechildrens.org

Julie Rice-Weimer, RN

CONTACT

614-370-4199 julie.rice-weimer@nationwidechildrens.org

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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