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2024-05-05 @ 11:52 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 9:15 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00156663
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2015-04-07
First Post:
2005-08-25
Brief Title:
Toward Gender Aware VA Healthcare Development and Evaluation of an Intervention
Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Organization:
VA Office of Research and Development
Study Overview
Official Title:
Toward Gender Aware VA Health Care Development and Evaluation of an Intervention
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2007-02
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate an educational program intended to raise staff awareness about women veterans and their health care needs and preferences
Detailed Description:
OBJECTIVES
The primary objective of this project was to develop and evaluate a computerized program that would enhance Veterans Health Administration VHA employees awareness of women veterans and their health-care needs The program was designed to challenge negative stereotypes about female patients gender-role ideology increase empathy toward female patients needs gender sensitivity and enhance knowledge regarding women veterans and aspects of their VHA care knowledge
DESIGNMETHODS
Phases I involved generating content for the computerized interactive program Phase II involved creating the 30-minute program The Phase III evaluation of the program involved a two-group pretestposttestfollow-up equivalent control group design at two facilities with a third facility comparison group At the first two facilities employees who provide either direct or ancillary care to patients were randomly assigned to either the treatment or the control group Participants in the treatment group completed the program entitled Caring for Women Veterans Participants in the control group and those at the third site completed a 30-minute program entitled Managing Stress The data from the third site were included to test for infusion of the treatment effect within same-site groups Gender awareness was evaluated at three time points using the Gender Awareness Inventory-VA GAI-VA Participants completed the GAI-VA several weeks prior to completing the computerized program Time 1 n 339 immediately after completing the program Time 2 n 249 and approximately one month after the program Time 3 n 167 Participants also completed a qualitative evaluation of the program at Time 2
STATUS
Complete
The primary objective of this project was to develop and evaluate a computerized program that would enhance Veterans Health Administration VHA employees awareness of women veterans and their health-care needs The program was designed to challenge negative stereotypes about female patients gender-role ideology increase empathy toward female patients needs gender sensitivity and enhance knowledge regarding women veterans and aspects of their VHA care knowledge
DESIGNMETHODS
Phases I involved generating content for the computerized interactive program Phase II involved creating the 30-minute program The Phase III evaluation of the program involved a two-group pretestposttestfollow-up equivalent control group design at two facilities with a third facility comparison group At the first two facilities employees who provide either direct or ancillary care to patients were randomly assigned to either the treatment or the control group Participants in the treatment group completed the program entitled Caring for Women Veterans Participants in the control group and those at the third site completed a 30-minute program entitled Managing Stress The data from the third site were included to test for infusion of the treatment effect within same-site groups Gender awareness was evaluated at three time points using the Gender Awareness Inventory-VA GAI-VA Participants completed the GAI-VA several weeks prior to completing the computerized program Time 1 n 339 immediately after completing the program Time 2 n 249 and approximately one month after the program Time 3 n 167 Participants also completed a qualitative evaluation of the program at Time 2
STATUS
Complete
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None