Improving Health Insurance Literacy Among Utah's Hispanic Population

NCT ID: NCT04823975

Last Updated: 2024-10-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 12 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-04-20
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-01

Brief Summary

This is a test of an existing health insurance education program (HIEP) in the Utah Hispanic community (aged 18-64). The study will evaluate whether the HIEP delivered by Utah Health Policy Project (UHPP) staff improves participants' health insurance and cost-related literacy. Participants will complete a brief baseline survey, be guided through the HIEP by UHPP staff, and complete a brief survey after completing the sessions.

Detailed Description

The goal of this research is to refine and pilot test an existing health insurance education program (HIEP) to improve health insurance and cost-related literacy among the Hispanic community in Utah. This study will be conducted in conjunction with the Utah Health Policy Project, which has long been active in the Hispanic community and has been instrumental in reducing the number of uninsured adults and children in Utah. Initially, community and key-informant feedback on how to best adapt this intervention to the Hispanic community, including what topics are most important, and how the intervention should be delivered, will be obtained. After the HIEP is adapted accordingly, it will be investigated to see if it improves participants' health insurance and cost-related literacy.

Upon enrollment, participants will fill out a survey containing questions about their current health insurance, employment, demographics, acculturation, preferred language and health insurance knowledge. Participants will then receive an educational session surrounding health insurance use and laws. This educational sessions will be conducted, in person, over video conference calls, or over the telephone, and will cover:

• Overview of health insurance options and understanding of insurance and costs
• Learning about types of insurance coverage and how to select/access coverage
• Navigating one's coverage plan
• Managing care costs

This sessions will be 60 minutes.

After completing the HIEP participants will be given a second survey including similar questions to those in the first survey. This survey will include questions to obtain feedback on the acceptability of the content and potential implementation issue areas, as well as any discordance in cultural values, beliefs, or feelings about health insurance.

Conditions

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

HIEP intervention

Participants will be given the health insurance intervention from Utah Health Policy Project staff, a 60 minute long, educational learning session.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Health Insurance Education Program (HIEP)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

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Interventions

Health Insurance Education Program (HIEP)

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Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Self-identify as Hispanic
• Resident of Utah
• Primary Policy Holder
• Recently enrolled in health insurance within the past year

Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 18 years of age
• Not Hispanic or Latino/Latina in origin
• Non-Utah resident
• Non Policy holder
• Not recently enrolled in health insurance

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 64 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Utah

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Anne Kirchhoff

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Anne C Kirchhoff, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Utah Department of Pediatrics

Locations

Utah Health Policy Project

West Valley City, Utah, United States

Countries

United States

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

UL1TR002538

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

IRB_00138483

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id