Personal Health Libraries for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Yale University
Summary
This is a randomized pilot study to test the acceptance and use of PerHL among formerly incarcerated individuals
Description
Eligible participants will be enrolled after providing informed consent .Participants will then complete a baseline assessment. After the interview, eligible participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. The research assistant (RA) will be blinded to the randomization allocation until after the consent process. For the purposes of this study, permuted block randomization with random block sizes of 2, 4 and 6 will be used. Intervention: Those randomized to the intervention arm will have access to PerHL. The intervention group will watch a demonstration by the RA…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * English-speaking * have at least one chronic condition * engaged in primary care in the community * have been released from a correctional facility in the past year. Exclusion Criteria: * visual impairments * cognitive impairments * language barriers * planned relocation
Interventions
- DevicePersonal Health Library (PerHL) + MyChart
Participants randomized to the PerHL arm will have access to PerHL + the standard of care patient portal (Epic®MyChart).
- DeviceEpic®MyChart
Participants randomized to the control arm will receive the standard of care patient portal (Epic®MyChart).
Location
- Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, Connecticut