RecruitingACTRN12621001177842

Online social media training after brain injury: An effectiveness-implementation study of “social-ABI-lity”

Online social media training after brain injury: A mixed-methods, prospective, Hybrid II effectiveness-implementation study of “social-ABI-lity” in people with acquired brain injury (ABI)

Sponsor

Melissa Miao

Enrollment

430 participants

Start Date

Jan 15, 2022

Study Type

Interventional

Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Stroke

Summary

We aim to identify complexities in the scale-up, spread and sustainability of social-ABI-lity, an online social media training course to provide scalable communication training to people with acquired brain injury (ABI). We therefore seek to identify; 1. Who uses social-ABI-lity and what are their characteristics? 2. In what geographical locations and healthcare and social contexts is social-ABI-lity used? 3. Do users complete social-ABI-lity as intended? Why/not? 4. How usable is the technology for those completing social-ABI-lity? 5. What barriers, facilitators and workarounds do users experience when completing social-ABI-lity? 6. How satisfied with social-ABI-lity are the users? 7. What is the cost of delivering social-ABI-lity? The direct evaluation of the implementation of social-ABI-lity by end-users aims to ensure the course reaches and meets their needs in a feasible, scalable, sustainable and acceptable manner.

Eligibility

Sex: Both males and femalesMin Age: 18 Yearss

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

After a brain injury, many people find it hard to navigate social media platforms — following conversations, staying safe online, and communicating effectively can all become more challenging. Social-ABI-lity is a free online training course designed to help people with acquired brain injury (ABI) build confidence using social media. This study is evaluating how the course is being used in the real world: who is using it, whether people complete it, what barriers they face, and how satisfied users are with the experience. A small number of users who agree to be contacted may also participate in a follow-up interview to share their feedback in more detail. The course itself is publicly available to anyone. To take part in the post-training interviews, you need to be at least 18 years old, have adequate English skills, have used at least some of the course, and be willing to be contacted for research. People with ABI will go through a supported consent process with a speech pathologist to ensure their participation is genuinely voluntary. There are no other restrictions on who can use the course.

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Interventions

social-ABI-lity is a web-based, self-directed massive open online course (MOOC) providing training in safe and effective social media use to people who have had an acquired brain injury (ABI). It is designed for this study and available for 3 years (with possible extension pending funding). It is self-paced for an estimated 2 hours total. Modules include: -What is social media? -Staying safe in social media -How do I use social media? -Who can I connect with in social media? Training content is delivered online via short videos, text and interactive activities. It can be completed from the participants' own home. Use of social-ABI-lity will be monitored through online analytics (quantitative data from a minimum of 430 users) as follows: 1. Number of unique users 2. Modules completed 3. Quiz scores, and answers submitted/recorded. 4. Duration of course access 5. Date/version of course accessed User experience of social-ABI-lity will also be monitored through exit surveys for all users and additional qualitative interviews with a minimum of 5 voluntary consenting users of social-ABI-lity