Toward Gender Aware VA Healthcare: Development and Evaluation of an Intervention
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| First Received Date ICMJE | August 25, 2005 | ||||||||
| Last Updated Date | April 18, 2013 | ||||||||
| Start Date ICMJE | May 2004 | ||||||||
| Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Gender Awareness is measured during the pre-test, immediately after the educational program, and approximately four weeks after the subject participates in the educational program. [ Designated as safety issue: No ] | ||||||||
| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Gender Awareness is measured during the pre-test, immediately after the educational program, and approximately four weeks after the subject participates in the educational program. | ||||||||
| Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00156663 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||||||
| Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Participants rate their enjoyment of the educational program and offer recommendations for the program as needed. [ Designated as safety issue: No ] | ||||||||
| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Participants rate their enjoyment of the educational program and offer recommendations for the program as needed. | ||||||||
| Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Descriptive Information | |||||||||
| Brief Title ICMJE | Toward Gender Aware VA Healthcare: Development and Evaluation of an Intervention | ||||||||
| Official Title ICMJE | Toward Gender Aware VA Health Care: Development and Evaluation of an Intervention | ||||||||
| 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. |
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| 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). DESIGN/METHODS: 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 pretest�posttest�follow-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. |
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| Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||||||
| Study Phase | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label |
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| Condition ICMJE | Women's Health | ||||||||
| Intervention ICMJE | Behavioral: Caring for Women Veterans | ||||||||
| Study Arm (s) | Arm 1
Intervention: Behavioral: Caring for Women Veterans |
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| Publications * | Vogt DS, Barry AA, King LA. Toward gender-aware health care: evaluation of an intervention to enhance care for female patients in the VA setting. J Health Psychol. 2008 Jul;13(5):624-38. | ||||||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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| Recruitment Information | |||||||||
| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||||||
| Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | 250 | ||||||||
| Completion Date | September 2005 | ||||||||
| Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria: Participants must be VHA employees who have direct or indirect contact with patients. Exclusion Criteria: Employees who have no contact with patients. |
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| Gender | Both | ||||||||
| Ages | 18 Years and older | ||||||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers | Yes | ||||||||
| Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||||||
| Location Countries ICMJE | United States | ||||||||
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| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00156663 | ||||||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | GEN 20-057 | ||||||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||||||
| Responsible Party | Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||||||
| Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
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| Information Provided By | Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||||||
| Verification Date | February 2007 | ||||||||
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