Improving the Cardiovascular Health of High-Risk Families Through an Innovative Home Visitation Intervention

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Maternal Behavior; Health Behavior; Nutrition, Healthy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05839691

IRB-300008424

UG3HL162973 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to conduct formative work with relevant stakeholders, including families and home visitation program staff involved in previous studies and/or future projects, to understand facilitators, barriers, and other attitudes related to incorporating cardiovascular health topics into existing curricula and to obtain input on treatment modifications for future programs.

Full description

Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education administers an annual electronic survey to all home-visiting program staff and enrolled families. The survey queries these individuals about demographics, program satisfaction, and interest in new programming. We will request deidentified survey data to understand what proportion of families currently being served are currently expecting (pregnant) or are within one year post-partum. Those that fall in that category will be asked survey questions gauging their interest in cardiovascular health topics. Additionally, home-visiting staff will be asked about their comfort-level discussing the cardiovascular health topics with their clients. Home-visiting program staff will also be invited to participate in group-setting qualitative interviews focused on facilitators, barriers, and other attitudes related to any new programming or material related to cardiovascular health topics in the future. Interviews will be audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and the file will be erased after the transcripts have been verified for completeness. The transcription will not have any identifiable data included as participants will use anonymous names or nicknames and/or their study identification number during the interview sessions.

Enrollment: 115 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 89 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• capable and willing to complete an electronic survey and/or an online group interview via Zoom

AND

• participants must be an expectant mother (currently pregnant) OR
• a mother within one year of giving birth AND
• currently enrolled in a partner home-visiting program

OR

• participants are an employee of a partner home-visiting program

Exclusion criteria

• individuals are not an employee of a partner home-visiting program

Nor

• an expectant mother (currently pregnant) or within one year of giving birth AND
• not currently enrolled in a partner home-visiting program

Trial design

115 participants in 3 patient groups

Mothers

Description:

Mothers enrolled in Home Visiting Programs that have or will be participating in past or future projects.

Home Visitors

Description:

Home Visitors/Educators employed by Home Visiting Programs that have or will be participating in past or future projects.

Supervisors

Description:

Supervising staff of Home Visiting Programs that have or will be participating in past or future projects.