Empowering Families of Migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
Co-design and Evaluation of a Patient Navigator Intervention for Migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (CYSHCN) Experiencing Care Transitions (MiNav Trial)
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
324 participants
Aug 13, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test if a patient navigator program improves healthcare experiences and outcomes for migrant families caring for a child or youth with special healthcare needs (i.e. chronic health condition). The main questions are, for migrant families with a child or youth with special healthcare needs: Does a patient navigator reduces barriers to care? Does a patient navigator improve care coordination, caregiver empowerment, caregiver stress and quality of life? What are the healthcare experiences for families with and without the patient navigator intervention? Participants will: * Receive the intervention, i.e., the patient navigator program, or continue with standard of care for 12 months * Fill out questionnaires at 3 time points on barriers to care, caregiver stress, care coordination, and their child's health
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Primary caregiver of child/youth ≤18 years who is first- or second-generation migrant, defined as born outside of Canada or having parents born elsewhere, respectively (migrants include immigrants, resettled refugees, refugee claimants (asylum seekers), temporary workers or international students, and other individuals without formal immigration status (undocumented)).
- Children or youth with special health care needs, as defined by the CYSHCN Screener, which identifies children who are experiencing one or more functional limitation or service use due to a physical, emotional, behavioural, developmental, or other health condition that has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months.
- Experiencing care transitions between at least 2 of the following: primary care, community-based care, secondary specialist care, and/or hospital-based (acute) care.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Caregiver living in Canada ≥10 years
- Families who are receiving available peer navigation support at sites will be excluded to limit cross-over of interventions.
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Interventions
The patient navigator will meet the following requirements: a bachelor's degree in health or social sciences, or equivalent experiences; strong knowledge of the local health and social services system; trauma-informed care and cultural safety; strong interpersonal skills, ability to problem-solve, and autonomy; have prior experiences with migrant communities (including lived experiences) and working in healthcare setting. The navigator will be trained on topics related to their role, through case discussions, and role playing, as done in other navigator trials. Topics will include Indigenous cultural safety as applied to migrant health, systems navigation, care coordination, family-centred care, social determinants of health (health insurance, income supplements, etc.) and inequities, advanced communication and helping skills (e.g., motivational interviewing), ethics, privacy, and confidentiality, and others as determined through our co-design process.
Locations(3)
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NCT06373588