Asthma and Health Literacy in Newcomer Communities in the Greater Vancouver Area

Summary

In this study, the investigators aim to develop and test the effectiveness of culturally appropriate asthma videos and other educational materials based on knowledge from this study and the investigators' previous studies. By culturally appropriate materials the investigators mean to develop health information (in the format of video and written materials) in the community own language and applied the most appealing cultural beliefs and practices in the Chinese and Punjabi communities. The investigators also aim to recommend a practical framework and to develop a measure of asthma knowledge and health literacy among immigrants from the Punjabi and Chinese communities in BC. The investigators' definition of health literacy in this study is the capability of a person to navigate and access to asthma-related information, as well as to understand, evaluate, and communicate the obtained information to improve his/her health status. The investigators' hypothesis is that audio-visual based asthma information in a subject's native language would improve a patient's knowledge and self-management of asthma in comparison to printed information.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

patient role played community video

Group two viewed the patient role played community video

BEHAVIORAL

both videos group

Group three viewed both the knowledge and community videos

BEHAVIORAL

Pamphlet group

Group four read an educational pamphlet only

BEHAVIORAL

physician-led knowledge video

Group one viewed a physician-led knowledge video

BEHAVIORAL

Community video group

Group two viewed the patient role played community video

BEHAVIORAL

knowledge video

Group one viewed a physician-led knowledge video

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Vancouver Coastal Health

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• Ministry of Health, British Columbia

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• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

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• University of British Columbia

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Principal Investigators

• Mark J FitzGerald, MD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

21 Years

Max Age

85 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-08-31

Primary Completion

2013-10-31

Completion

2014-07-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations