[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12754-12756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5841]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-10-10CB]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information
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is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
A Survey to Evaluate Occupational Safety and Health Educational
Materials for Home Care Workers--New--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people
through research and prevention. Under Public Law 91-596, Sections 20
and 22 (section 20-22, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970),
NIOSH has the responsibility to conduct research to advance the health
and safety of workers. In this capacity, NIOSH will conduct a survey of
home care workers to evaluate newly developed educational intervention
materials.
Home care workers who provide housekeeping and routine personal
care services to elderly, disabled or ill individuals in their homes,
constitute one of the fastest growing occupational groups, estimated at
about 1,500,000 workers. In 1997, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
issued a special report on work-related injuries to home care workers
showing an injury rate which was 50% higher than that of workers
employed in the private hospital sector and 70% higher than the overall
rate for all private industry workers.
NIOSH has developed educational intervention materials for home
care workers to prevent exposure to work-related hazards. The
intervention materials consist of a printed handbook and a training
session that explains how to use the handbook. The primary goal of the
handbook and training session is to help home care workers and their
clients identify hazards, discuss these hazards and identify accessible
and low cost tips and tools for minimizing exposures to hazards. These
materials have been developed and piloted in Alameda County,
California. The goal of this data collection is to evaluate these
materials before disseminating them more broadly.
The study population for this survey includes current home care
workers and their clients who are enrolled in the In-Home Supportive
Services (IHSS) Program in Alameda County, California.
NIOSH has obtained input on the content and operational aspects of
the survey through local stakeholder meetings. The survey instrument
has been reviewed by subject matter experts and cognitive interviews
have been conducted using the survey instrument. Input received was
used to guide development of the survey instrument and plans for survey
implementation.
All Alameda County IHSS home care workers will be invited to
participate. Volunteers will complete a brief interest response form
which will be returned to the study contractor and the first 320
eligible volunteers will be randomized into either an intervention or a
control group. The primary client for each home care worker participant
will also be invited to participate but the clients' willingness to
participate will not affect whether a home care workers can remain as a
study participant. Both the home care worker and their primary client
will complete two telephone surveys with a two month interval between
the two surveys. Data from the telephone survey will be captured
directly into an electronic database. For the intervention group the
home care workers will receive the intervention materials and training
during the interval between the two surveys. The control group will
receive their intervention materials and training after the completion
of the second survey. Each telephone survey will last approximately 30
minutes for home care workers and 15 minutes for clients. Because of
the demographics of the population intervention materials as well as
the evaluation surveys are in three languages: English, Spanish and
Chinese.
Information will be collected on demographic variables including
age, sex, race, education, income, primary language, and marital
status. Information will be collected on the number of years a worker
has been employed as a home care worker and the number of years a
client has received home care services. Information will also be
collected on working conditions and occupational exposures, work
related injuries, knowledge of work-related health risks and workers'
perception of the ease of controlling hazards. Finally, information
will be collected from workers on their job satisfaction and clients on
their satisfaction with caregiver services, on the quality of the
caregiver and client relationships, and specific questions regarding
use of the intervention materials.
The purpose of this information collection is to evaluate whether
or not the educational materials (the Home Care Worker Handbook and
training session) are effective in (1) conveying the intended message
and (2) encouraging home care workers and their clients to make changes
to reduce hazards. Without benefit of the evaluation, CDC will be
unable to determine the effectiveness of the materials or formulate
recommendations on their appropriate use and broader dissemination.
Once the study is completed, results will be made available via
various means including the NIOSH internet site. NIOSH expects to
complete data collection no later than winter of 2011. There is no cost
to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response (in Total burden (in
respondents respondent hours) hours)
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Home care workers............................. Worker interest response form... 1500 1 2/60 50
Worker survey (pre)............. 320 1 30/60 160
Worker Training program......... 320 1 1 320
Worker survey (post)............ 320 1 30/60 160
Home care clients............................. Client survey (pre)............. 320 1 15/60 80
Client survey (post)............ 320 1 15/60 80
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Total......................................... ................................ ................ ................ ................ 850
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Dated: March 11, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-5841 Filed 3-16-10; 8:45 am]
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