HealthMatters@24/7 eLearning for People Supporting Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (HM@24/7)

March 7, 2023 updated by: Beth Marks, University of Illinois at Chicago

HealthMatters@24/7 Asynchronous Health Promotion eLearning for People Supporting Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The barriers faced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) begin in their mid to late 20s and often mirror the experiences of older adults (50+) living in the U.S. While evidence for successful population-specific health promotion programs and training, such as the 12-Week HealthMatters Program has been documented, an urgent need exists for continuous, readily available, on-demand training in these programs. Online training can substantially aid the widespread translation of evidence-based programs into practice and policy. This proposal seeks to test the effectiveness of an enhanced mode of translating the HealthMatters program into practice through the use of an on-demand e-Learning platform (HealthMatters@24/7) for staff in community based organizations (CBOs) in one state; thereby advancing the science of translational research. HO1. More CBOs in the asynchronous training program will have developed Strategic Action Plans for Health and Wellness, established Wellness Committees, and have equal or more resources and improved culture for health promotion at 1 year compared to CBOs participating in the current live HealthMatters TtT Workshop webinar. HO2. Staff in the asynchronous training group will have improved levels of learner/instructor satisfaction (job productivity, job performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, convenience) toward the training immediately after completing the enhanced mode of training, HM@24/7 compared to staff trained using the current live HealthMatters TtT Workshop webinar.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The barriers faced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) begin in their mid to late 20s and often mirror the experiences of older adults (50+) living in the U.S. While evidence for successful population-specific health promotion programs and training, such as the 12-Week HealthMatters Program has been documented, an urgent need exists for continuous, readily available, on-demand training in these programs. Online training can substantially aid the widespread translation of evidence-based programs into practice and policy. Consistent with the mission of the Midwest Roybal Center for Health Promotion and Translation, our proposed study, HealthMatters@24/7 eLearning, is guided by the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of the HealthMatters Program for maximal positive impact on the health of people with IDD. The goal of HealthMatters@24/7 eLearning is to develop a low cost, readily accessible comprehensive staff training that will improve staff job performance, satisfaction, and organizational commitment to the provision of health friendly services while creating a productive and competitive workforce. These conditions will enable more community-based organizations to offer the program efficiently, thereby increasing access to HealthMatters among older adults with IDD.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60608
        • UIC

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must work in a community based organization providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Must read english
  • Must be over the age of 18

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Do not work in a community based organization providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Do not read english
  • Under the age of 18

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Asynchronous, eLearning Intervention
Participants in the asynchronous, eLearning Intervention Group will participate in the on-demand HealthMatters Program Instructor Training Course that will be continuously and readily available.
20 CBOs with 3-member team (n= 30) will be recruited and placed into either the experimental or the comparison group.
Active Comparator: Synchronous, Live Webinar Comparison
Participants in the synchronous, Live Webinar Comparison Group will receive HealthMatters Program Instructor Training Course via a live instructor taught 3-part live webinar.
20 CBOs with 3-member team (n= 30) will be recruited and placed into either the experimental or the comparison group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
online organizational HealthMatters Assessments (oHMA)
Time Frame: 1 year
oHMA evaluates organizational needs and capacity for developing a health promotion plan including programs, services, environmental support, resources, and culture to provide health promoting activities.
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Process Evaluation
Time Frame: 3 months
Will evaluate participants ability to develop and implement Strategic Action Plans for Health and Wellness, Wellness Committees, and greater numbers of organizational resources for health promotion
3 months
36-item Corporate eLearning Survey
Time Frame: 1 year
Measures participants perception of on-job productivity, job performance, job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Beth Marks, PhD, RN, Research Associate Professor

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 31, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 28, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 30, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

July 2, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 9, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2023

Last Verified

March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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