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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

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.

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