UCSD RELINK: Connecting Adults To Supportive Services
An RCT Testing a Health Literacy Intervention to Reduce Disparities in Access to Care Among Minority Justice-Involved Adults
Victoria D. Ojeda
300 participants
Mar 17, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this randomized intervention study is to learn about effective health literacy teaching methods in Justice Involved Adults (JIA). Researchers will compare coach-guided health literacy or self-study design to see if there is a difference in the access and use of healthcare in this population. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will this improve access and use of heath services? * Will this improve health insurance coverage and long term use of health services? Participants will: * Meet with a health coach and service navigator during 12 sessions or meet with service navigator and complete online training over 12 weeks. * Complete surveys at different time (6months, 1 year)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
- Persons, aged 18 and over
- Resident of San Diego County
- Not incarcerated at time of enrollment
- Justice involved in the past 3 years (on parole, probation, court diverted)
- Understands English
- Access to a cell phone
Exclusion Criteria9
- Under the age of 18 years old
- Not a resident of San Diego County
- Incarcerated at enrollment
- Not justice-involved within the last 3 years (i.e., not on probation or parole or was court-diverted in the past 3 years)
- No access to a cell phone
- Cannot provide informed consent
- Does not understand English
- Previously enrolled in the pilot UCSD RELINK program
- Adults who have current or prior convictions related to sexual violence/abuse (Penal Code \[PC\] 290), lewd acts with a child (PC 288), child abduction (PC 280), or arson (PC 451)
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Interventions
UCSD RELINK coach-guided health literacy intervention and in-person service navigation assistance
Self-studying of programmatic information and list of service referrals
Locations(2)
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NCT05605054