Overview
In collaboration with community-based organizations, this study will focus on increasing RSV vaccine use among Latinos. The study will determine how effective community health worker counseling and text-message approaches are to (1) increase RSV vaccine use among older adults (Motivate phase) and (2) encourage younger adults to discuss RSV vaccination with their older friends and family members (Activate phase).
Description
In this type 1 hybrid-implementation study, the investigators will utilize a well-established community-academic partnership to achieve multiple aims. In the Motivate phase, the study will randomize 400 Latino older adults to community health worker (CHW) counseling and text message nudges vs. CHW delivered RSV vaccine vs. text-message nudges alone. The primary outcome in the Motivate phase is RSV vaccine uptake. In the Activate phase, using a parallel design, investigators will randomize 350 Latino adults (18-49 years) to CHW 'activation' counseling to encourage them to discuss RSV vaccine with people over 50 and older in their network plus text-message nudges, vs. text-message nudges alone. The primary outcome for the Activate phase is the average proportion of older adults in participants' social network with whom they discussed RSV vaccination. Interventions in both phases will be adapted using community-based participatory research principles.
Eligibility
Motivate Aim Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 50 years or older
- Self-identify as Latino/a/x and/or indigenous groups from Latin America
- Eligible for RSV vaccination per current CDC/ACIP recommendations
- Fluent in Spanish or English
- Has not received the RSV vaccine
- Has a cell phone
- Lives or works in San Francisco or Daly City
- Able to provide informed consent
Motivate Aim Exclusion Criteria:
- Intent to move outside of San Francisco or Daly City in the next year
- Nursing home resident
- Household member participating in Aim 1 or 2
- Unable to provide consent
Motivate Aim Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-49 years
- Self-identify as Latino/a/x and/or indigenous groups from Latin America
- Fluent in English or Spanish
- Has >1 family member or friend 50 years or older who they have seen or spoken to for >15 minutes in the last 6 months and who lives in the United States
Activate Trial Exclusion Criteria:
- Household member enrolled in Aim 1 or 2
- Unable to provide consent