The project is to facilitate pandemic recovery by promoting emotional wellness amongAsian Californians. The intervention includes a 6-week program in which participants maychoose to receive text only or text + Lay Health Worker outreach targeting 600self-identified Asian Americans residing in California who speak/read English, Chinese,Korean, Hmong, or Vietnamese.
Investigators will conduct a non-randomized intervention trial (preference trial).
Research participants involved in the trial will include 20 lay health workers (LHWs) and
600 trial participants with intervention delivered via SMS text messaging (for all
participants), and the intervention group will receive educational intervention outreach
from an LHW via Zoom or mutually agreed video conferencing online venues, and by
telephone or instant messaging. Participants will choose which group they are in, SMS
text messaging only or SMS text messaging plus educational outreach from an LHW.
Behavioral: INFORMED-Living Well
1) LHW outreach support providing responsive education and support; and 2) a 6-week
automated SMS text messaging
Behavioral: Text Messaging Only
A 6-week automated SMS text messaging
Inclusion Criteria:
i) age 18 and older
ii) speak Chinese, English, Hmong, Korean, or Vietnamese
iii) self-identify as Asian American
iv) have access to a mobile phone to receive SMS text messages
Exclusion Criteria:
- unwilling to receive SMS text messages from the project
The Fresno Center
Fresno 5350937, California 5332921, United States
Chinese Community Health Resource Center
San Francisco 5391959, California 5332921, United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco 5391959, California 5332921, United States
Immigrant Resettlement & Cultural Center
San Jose 5392171, California 5332921, United States
Janice Tsoh, PhD, Principal Investigator
University of California, San Francisco