Improving Trust and Engagement in Postpartum Healthcare in the Mississippi Delta
This study is testing an intervention called the PEN-3 Intervention Model to improve healthcare for mothers after childbirth in the Mississippi Delta. The goal is to build trust in the healthcare system, increase understanding of health information (maternal health literacy), and help mothers connect more with their healthcare providers. You might be able to join if you are a woman between 18 and 45 years old, have had a high-risk pregnancy, are in the postpartum period, and live in one of five specific counties in Mississippi. The study aims to enroll 250 participants. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 250 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
- What's involved
- The study aims to measure improvements in trust, health literacy, and engagement at 12 months from when you agree to participate.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 12 months after consenting to participate in the intervention.
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Patient-clinical Linkages to Improve Trust and Engagement in Postpartum Healthcare
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Mary Shaw, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Jackson State University
- Mary Shaw, PHD, M.ED · STUDY_DIRECTOR · Jackson State University
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What this trial measures
- Improve trust in the healthcare system12 months from consent to participate
Mixed methods approach using Trust in Physician Scale \& Researcher developed qualitative tool
- Increase maternal health literacy (patient and provider perspectives)12 months from consent to participate in the intervention
Brief literacy screening tool to evaluate health literacy in the health system (Qualitative and Quantitative Measures
- Increase engagement in the maternal health care system (patient-clinic linkages)12 month from consent to participation in the intervention
Contraceptive Counseling measure tool to evaluate the patient experiences with provider care and vice-versa; minimally 2 post-partum clinec visits in postpartum period
- Strengthen structuring of family support systems12 months from consent to participation in the intervention
Family crisis coping response (F-COPES) measure to determine patient (mother) and family perceptions and experiences with structuring family support fo postpartum care period.