N/A
N=343
Effective Communication to Improve Decision Making About Health Care Plans
Health Literacy · Health Insurance · Health Services Accessibility
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01986790 ↗Enrolled (actual)
343
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
Jun 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Knowledge — 6.0; 5.7; 5.5 Units on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Plain Language (Behavioral); Plain Language + Visuals (Behavioral); Plain Language + Narratives (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Primary completion
- Mar 2014
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Knowledge |
6.0; 5.7; 5.5 | — |
| PRIMARY Uncertainty |
9.6; 10.6; 7.2 | — |
| PRIMARY Satisfaction |
2.7; 2.6; 2.7 | — |
Summary
The overall goal of the study is to better understand how communication strategies can help people make decisions about health insurance plans.
This study aims to:
* (Aim 1) Examine currently uninsured individuals' understanding of terminology and details of health insurance plans;
* (Aim 2) Apply three recommended strategies for communicating information about health insurance plans;
* (Aim 3) Test the effects of these strategies in a randomized experiment.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Must be without health insurance currently
- Must have been without health insurance at some point in the past 12 months
- Must speak English
Exclusion Criteria
- Currently has health insurance and has not had any lapses in coverage in the past 12 months
- Does not speak English
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01986790). 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.