Veterans as Leaders in Understanding and Education (VALUE)

Completed

Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

The primary objectives for this study are to develop an estimate of the prevalence of health literacy at four geographically diverse Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (Minneapolis, Portland, Durham, and West Los Angeles), and for specific groups based on age, race, education, and geographic location. The investigators' secondary objectives are to illustrate the potential significance of poor health literacy by linking estimates for those over 50 years old to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening data and examining variation in screening rates by health literacy levels. The investigators expect that people with lower health literacy skills will be less adherent to CRC screening guidelines.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00137241

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

1850

Starts

2004-07-01

Expected to finish

2005-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All veterans eligible for care at any of the study facilities (Minneapolis, LA, Durham, and Portland VA Medical Centers) who were scheduled to have at least one primary care visit during the 6-month study recruitment period.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients were excluded who had: 1) Severe cognitive disorders, 2) Severe visual impairment, 3) Severe hearing impairment, 4) Significant difficulty understanding English

Where it is running

• Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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