UCSD RELINK: Connecting Adults To Supportive Services

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-17

Study Completion Date

2027-03-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this randomized intervention study is to learn about effective health literacy teaching methods in Justice Involved Adults (JIA).

Researchers will compare coach-guided health literacy or self-study design to see if there is a difference in the access and use of healthcare in this population.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Will this improve access and use of heath services?
* Will this improve health insurance coverage and long term use of health services?

Participants will:

* Meet with a health coach and service navigator during 12 sessions or meet with service navigator and complete online training over 12 weeks.
* Complete surveys at different time (6months, 1 year)

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Detailed Description

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Health literacy refers to the skills needed to effectively access, understand, and use health resources. Inadequate health literacy annually costs the U.S. $100-$200 billion and is observed among justice involved adults (JIA)-a group of \~20 million U.S. persons who are disproportionately non-elderly and African American, Black, and Hispanic due to systemic racism and over-policing. JIA face numerous barriers in accessing healthcare which contributes to a high, lifelong burden of chronic and infectious disease. Healthcare access is defined as 1) having health insurance coverage, 2) having a regular source of care and 3) obtaining healthcare in a timely manner. Health literacy interventions for JIA are critically needed but are unavailable and NIH-funded research that is inclusive of JIA is sorely lacking. This timely study addresses these gaps. This study will implement a longitudinal mixed-methods randomized clinical trial (RCT) to assess the impact of the UCSD RELINK coach-guided health literacy intervention vs. a self-study control group on JIA's healthcare access. To achieve this aim, 300 JIA ages 18+ will be recruited in San Diego, CA and randomized 1:1 to the Treatment Group (i.e., coach-guided health literacy intervention) or the Control Group (i.e., self-study of the intervention). This study is timely and may inform health literacy interventions for JIA, policies to build health literacy among JIA in institutional and community settings, and the service delivery models for JIA. The proposed intervention has great potential for increasing health literacy among JIA and thus improving the well-being of this sizeable and underserved community. Findings from this study may also have relevance for interventions seeking to build the health literacy of other low-income communities.

Conditions

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Health Care Utilization

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Coach-guided

In person or phone call with an assigned Health Coach for about 1 hour per week for 12 weeks to complete the Health Literacy course, and with an assigned Service Navigator for 30 minutes per week for 12 weeks to address health and social service needs.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

UCSD RELINK

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

UCSD RELINK coach-guided health literacy intervention and in-person service navigation assistance

Self study

Self-guided printed or online version of the Health Literacy course (approximately 1 hour per week for 12 weeks) and comprehensive Service Navigation report with recommended referrals to services, providers, and contact information for service providers so that the participant can access these resources independently (i.e., without Navigator assistance).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self-study

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-studying of programmatic information and list of service referrals

Interventions

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UCSD RELINK

UCSD RELINK coach-guided health literacy intervention and in-person service navigation assistance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-study

Self-studying of programmatic information and list of service referrals

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
3. Persons, aged 18 and over
4. Resident of San Diego County
5. Not incarcerated at time of enrollment
6. Justice involved in the past 3 years (on parole, probation, court diverted)
7. Understands English
8. Access to a cell phone

Exclusion Criteria

1. Under the age of 18 years old
2. Not a resident of San Diego County
3. Incarcerated at enrollment
4. Not justice-involved within the last 3 years (i.e., not on probation or parole or was court-diverted in the past 3 years)
5. No access to a cell phone
6. Cannot provide informed consent
7. Does not understand English
8. Previously enrolled in the pilot UCSD RELINK program
9. Adults who have current or prior convictions related to sexual violence/abuse (Penal Code \[PC\] 290), lewd acts with a child (PC 288), child abduction (PC 280), or arson (PC 451)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes