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Results Of A Community Randomized Study Of A Faith-Based Education Program To Improve Clinical Trial Participation Among African Americans, Paula M. Frew, Jay T. Schamel, Kelli A. O'Connell, Laura A. Randall, Sahithi Boggavarapu
Results Of A Community Randomized Study Of A Faith-Based Education Program To Improve Clinical Trial Participation Among African Americans, Paula M. Frew, Jay T. Schamel, Kelli A. O'Connell, Laura A. Randall, Sahithi Boggavarapu
Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications
This is a report of a cluster randomized clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of a church-based educational intervention aimed at improving African Americans’ (AA) participation in clinical trials. Two hundred and twenty-one AA subjects ages ≥50 years from six predominantly AA churches were randomized to intervention or control condition. The intervention included three educational sessions about clinical trials and health disparities; control participants completed questionnaires. Primary endpoints of the study were differences in individual subjects' intentions to obtain clinical trial information and intention to join a clinical trial, as determined by 10 point scale items at baseline, three and six …
Improving Influenza And Tdap Vaccination During Pregnancy: A Cluster-Randomized Trial Of A Multi-Component Antenatal Vaccine Promotion Package In Late Influenza Season, A. T. Chamberlain, K. Seib, K. A. Ault, E. S. Rosenberg, Paula M. Frew, M. Cortés, E. A. S. Whitney, R. L. Berkelman, W. A. Orenstein, S. B. Omer
Improving Influenza And Tdap Vaccination During Pregnancy: A Cluster-Randomized Trial Of A Multi-Component Antenatal Vaccine Promotion Package In Late Influenza Season, A. T. Chamberlain, K. Seib, K. A. Ault, E. S. Rosenberg, Paula M. Frew, M. Cortés, E. A. S. Whitney, R. L. Berkelman, W. A. Orenstein, S. B. Omer
Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications
Background Evidence-based interventions to improve influenza vaccine coverage among pregnant women are needed, particularly among those who remain unvaccinated late into the influenza season. Improving rates of antenatal tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination is also needed.
Factors Associated With Intention To Receive Influenza And Tetanus, Diphtheria, And Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccines During Pregnancy: A Focus On Vaccine Hesitancy And Perceptions Of Disease Severity And Vaccine Safety, Allison T. Chamberlain, Katherine Seib, Kevin A. Ault, Walter A. Orenstein, Paula M. Frew, Fauzia Malik, Marielysse Cortés, Pat Cota, Ellen A. S. Whitney, Lisa C. Flowers, Ruth L. Berkelman, Saad B. Omer
Factors Associated With Intention To Receive Influenza And Tetanus, Diphtheria, And Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccines During Pregnancy: A Focus On Vaccine Hesitancy And Perceptions Of Disease Severity And Vaccine Safety, Allison T. Chamberlain, Katherine Seib, Kevin A. Ault, Walter A. Orenstein, Paula M. Frew, Fauzia Malik, Marielysse Cortés, Pat Cota, Ellen A. S. Whitney, Lisa C. Flowers, Ruth L. Berkelman, Saad B. Omer
Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications
BACKGROUND: Improving influenza and tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine coverage among pregnant women is needed. PURPOSE: To assess factors associated with intention to receive influenza and/or Tdap vaccinations during pregnancy with a focus on perceptions of influenza and pertussis disease severity and influenza vaccine safety. METHODS: Participants were 325 pregnant women in Georgia recruited from December 2012 – April 2013 who had not yet received a 2012/2013 influenza vaccine or a Tdap vaccine while pregnant. Women completed a survey assessing influenza vaccination history, likelihood of receiving antenatal influenza and/or Tdap vaccines, and knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about influenza, …
Delivering A “Dose Of Hope”: A Faith-Based Program To Increase Older African Americans’ Participation In Clinical Trials, Paula M. Frew, Saad B. Omer, Kimberly Parker, Marcus Bolton, Jay Schamel, Eve Shapiro, Lauren Owens, Diane Saint-Victor, Sahithi Boggavarapu, Nikia Braxton, Matthew Archibald, Ameeta S. Kalokhe, Takeia Horton, Christin M. Root, Vincent L. Fenimore, Aaron M. Anderson
Delivering A “Dose Of Hope”: A Faith-Based Program To Increase Older African Americans’ Participation In Clinical Trials, Paula M. Frew, Saad B. Omer, Kimberly Parker, Marcus Bolton, Jay Schamel, Eve Shapiro, Lauren Owens, Diane Saint-Victor, Sahithi Boggavarapu, Nikia Braxton, Matthew Archibald, Ameeta S. Kalokhe, Takeia Horton, Christin M. Root, Vincent L. Fenimore, Aaron M. Anderson
Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications
Background: Underrepresentation of older-age racial and ethnic minorities in clinical research is a significant barrier to health in the United States, as it impedes medical research advancement of effective preventive and therapeutic strategies. Objective: The objective of the study was to develop and test the feasibility of a community-developed faith-based intervention and evaluate its potential to increase the number of older African Americans in clinical research. Methods: Using a cluster-randomized design, we worked with six matched churches to enroll at least 210 persons. We provided those in the intervention group churches with three educational sessions on the role of clinical …
Evaluation Of An Assertive Continuing Care Program For Hispanic Adolescents, Eric Strunz, Joanna Jungerman, Juliet Kinyua, Paula M. Frew
Evaluation Of An Assertive Continuing Care Program For Hispanic Adolescents, Eric Strunz, Joanna Jungerman, Juliet Kinyua, Paula M. Frew
Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications
PURPOSE: This study evaluated an Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) and Assertive Continuing Care (ACC) program targeting Hispanic adolescents at risk for substance abuse.