My Health eSnapshot - A Preconception Health Research Study

The purpose of the research is to identify the prevalence of preconception health (PCH) risk factors in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG) catchment area and to determine whether or not a client-driven electronic preconception health risk assessment tool "My Health eSnapshot", for use during healthcare visits, will increase preconception health knowledge and behaviour change among women of reproductive age (15-49 years).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Primary Health Care; Health Information Technology; Risk Assessment; Preconception Care
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Risk Assessment, Counselling & Resources

Detailed Description

The purpose of the project is:

1. To develop a client-driven electronic preconception health client risk assessment tool for use in a primary care setting.
2. To develop a customized key message handout for patients based on their risk assessment results.
3. To determine a successful and sustainable process for healthcare providers (HCPs) to administer the risk assessment tool and discuss results with patients within their primary care setting.
4. To increase participants' knowledge of preconception health and their risk factors as a results of the risk assessment tool and discussion with their HCP.
5. To modify participants' health behaviours as a result of the risk assessment tool and discussion with their HCP.
6. To increase WDG Public Health's understanding of the most prevalent preconception health risk factors among reproductive women in WDG.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 300
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Ontario
    • Drayton, Ontario, Canada, N0G1P0
      • Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team
    • Erin, Ontario, Canada, N0B1T0
      • East Wellington Family Health Team
    • Fergus, Ontario, Canada, N1M2R2
      • Upper Grand Family Health Team
    • Guelph, Ontario, Canada
      • University of Guelph
    • Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1H4J4
      • Norfolk Family Medical

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 15 years to 49 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women of reproductive age (15-49 years)
• Not pregnant and have not had a hysterectomy
• A resident of the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph catchment area
• Able to read and write in English
• Have a valid email address
• Willing to create a unique identifier code during the study to protect their identify
• Are comfortable using a tablet

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Screening
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Risk Assessment, Counselling & Resources; Patients complete an electronic preconception health risk assessment tool. Results from the tool are directly uploaded or scanned into the patients' electronic medical record. A healthcare provider provides behavioural counselling, based on results of the risk assessment. Patients are given a customized handout that includes health recommendations and resources based on the patient's identified risk factors.

Behavioral: Risk Assessment, Counselling & Resources; A risk assessment tool is completed on a tablet. The results are scanned into the patient's electronic medical record. A healthcare provider gives behavioural counselling on identified risk factors. The patient is given a customized handout that includes health recommendations and resources based on the participant's identified risk factors.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient-reported risk factors as assessed by Risk Assessment Tool	Patient completes a risk assessment tool in their healthcare provider's office on a tablet, prior to an appointment with their Health Care Provider	Baseline
Patient-reported feedback on Risk Assessment, Counselling, and Resources as assessed by a One-Week Survey	The patient will complete an online survey tool in their home one week after completing the risk assessment tool. The survey asks questions about their experience competing the risk assessment tool, talking with their health care provider, and receiving their customized patient handout. The patient will also provide feedback on the strengths and limitations of the risk assessment tool and patient handout. This feedback will contribute to future modifications to study tools and processes.	One week
Patient-reported health behaviour change and motivation for health behaviour change as assessed by a two-month survey	Patient complete an online survey tool in their home two months after completing the risk assessment tool. The survey asks questions about whether there has been any changes in motivation regarding changing health behaviours and whether any changes have actually been made to the health behaviours.	Two months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
• Collaborators: Boston Medical Center; University of Guelph; East Wellington Family Health Team; Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team; Upper Grand Family Health Team; Norfolk Family Medical

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 20, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): April 21, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 26, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 21, 2020
• Last Verified: May 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2016-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: Non-identifying, client level data will be shared with Boston Medical Centre via encrypted means.