COVID-19 Risk Reduction Among African American Parishioners

Purpose

African American adults, specifically those managing chronic disease and social isolation, are one of the most vulnerable groups susceptible to COVID-19. This intervention involves a multi-disciplinary and culturally sensitive approach to address two major COVID-19 related challenges in this population. First, this program collaborates with predominantly African American churches to implement Federal and State guidelines aimed at preventing outbreaks of COVID-19 at faith-based gatherings. Second, this program trains church-based health advisors to help African American older parishioners manage their chronic health conditions and reduce psychological distress during the pandemic.

Condition

  • Coronavirus

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 55 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • African American older adults aged 55 years with a chronic medical condition or 65years and older - Have at least one risk factor for COVID-19

Exclusion Criteria

  • Resident of care facility - Cognitive deficit (identified by short version of mini-mental instrument) - Does not self-identify as African American and/or Black - Under the age of 55years - Unable to speak and/or read English

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Risk Reduction of COVID-19 Among African American Parishioners 		This arm will implement "one group pretest-posttest" design to improve COVID associated health outcomes of AA older parishioners in collaboration with trained young church-based health educators.
  • Behavioral: Change in knowledge, motivation, skills, resources
    Provide/enhance knowledge, modify attitudes, motivate and provide skills and resources to reduce COVID-19 related risk and challenges.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

NCT ID
NCT04542343
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Detailed Description

To jointly implement and evaluate a telehealth-based, multidisciplinary, culturally-sensitive intervention with 265 AA older parishioners: (i) To mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on the management of chronic health conditions, and (ii) to reduce healthcare avoidance behaviors and psychological distress.