N/A
N=369
Using Multimedia Patient Feedback to Reduce Disparities in VA Healthcare
Primary Care
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00914485 ↗Enrolled (actual)
369
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
Mar 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Provider Use of Best Acts From Baseline to Post-Intervention — 0.3 best acts per patient — p=.03
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Provider Communication Skills Training (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Primary completion
- Feb 2013
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Provider Use of Best Acts From Baseline to Post-Intervention |
0.3 | .03 sig |
Summary
The proposed research will provide important insight into two serious problems for veterans' healthcare: 1) mixed effectiveness of communication improvement interventions in the VA to date, and 2) persistence of racial/ethnic disparities in VA healthcare.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Any patient included in the regular panel of a participating physician at either study site who is a returning patient for that physician. Since 2 of the patient perceptual measures included require the pre-existence of a relationship with a specific physician, we will only enroll patients who have been seen by their physician before.
Exclusion Criteria
- Physical disabilities that prohibit unassisted participation in research protocol:
- legal blindness
- dementia
- severe post-traumatic stress disorder
- schizophrenic disorder
- Alzheimer's disease
- bipolar disorder
- and severe anxiety and/or mood disorders (must be documented in patient's medical record or attested to by patient, physician or charge nurse).
- Also, no patients new to VA primary care or to a given participating physician will be enrolled.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00914485). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.