Digital Literacy in Caregivers of Pediatric Surgery Patients

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age0-18
SponsorBrittany Willer

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to describe the digital literacy of caregivers of pediatric surgical patients. The investigators hypothesize that caregivers of minority race, language of care other than English, and low neighborhood opportunity will have lower prevalence of digital literacy.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Caregivers of children <18 presenting for surgery at NCH. Primary language must be English, Spanish, Arabi, Nepali, or Somali.

Disqualifiers

Patients who are 18 years of age or older. Wards of the state. Patients who are missing address information.

Trial population

Caregivers of children \<18 presenting for surgery at NCH.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Survey using a questionnaire.

    Other intervention

    REDCap Survey

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Parents / Caregivers1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

EDLQ digital literacy scores

Time frame
From enrollment to end of perioperative time.

Secondary outcomes

1

eHEALS Health Literacy scores

eHEALS Health Literacy scores across three domains: information and communication, content creation and management, safety and security.

Time frame
From enrollment to end of perioperative time.

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Brittany Willer

Lead sponsor

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Sponsor institution