Diversity Education in Japanese Academic Medical Center

JRCT ID: jRCT1061240022

Registered date:13/06/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: For the education intervention study for healthcare providers, no specific diseases studied.
• Date of first enrollment: 13/06/2024
• Target sample size: 40
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): We will develop and implement a diversity education program targeting medical providers. The training will be provided through the hospital's training system. The program involves approximately 100 minutes of video content, covering "basic knowledge about diversity (terms, violence and trauma, mental health)," "approaches to treating minority patients in medical settings," and "interviews with experts." Surveys will be conducted before and after the training, and again two months later.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: - Self-report surveys (i.e., Minority Recognition Scale, and the ATLG-J20) will be used to evaluate changes in medical providers' "knowledge," "attitudes," "understanding," "tolerance," and "mental preparedness" for clinical practice concerning individuals with minority status.

Secondary Outcome

- Self-report surveys to evaluate satisfaction with the training program.
- Self-report surveys to evaluate changes in awareness and practice related to diversity.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: Not applicable
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

1. Medical providers (e.g., doctors, nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists, diagnostic radiographers, clinical laboratory technicians, paramedics, certified clinical psychologists, certified public psychologists, social workers, psychiatric social workers) who work at Tottori University Faculty of Medicine Hospital during the clinical study period
2. Individuals who provide consent

• Exclude criteria: N/A

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Hosoda-Urban Tamaki
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Pfizer Health Research Foundation