Toward Gender Aware VA Healthcare: Development and Evaluation of an Intervention
NCT ID: NCT00156663
Last Updated: 2015-04-07
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
250 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2004-05-31
2005-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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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.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
NONE
Study Groups
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Arm 1
Caring for Women Veterans
Interventions
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Caring for Women Veterans
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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US Department of Veterans Affairs
FED
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Dawne S Vogt, PhD BA
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Lynda A. King, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Locations
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Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA
Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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References
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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. doi: 10.1177/1359105308090934.
Other Identifiers
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GEN 20-057
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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