The ENSPIRE Study

The ENSPIRE (Engaging Staff to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Response at Long-Term Care Communities) Study seeks to improve staff COVID-19 vaccination response and increase COVID-19 booster uptake at long-term care communities (LTCCs) in Georgia and Washington state.

What is this study about?

ENSPIRE aims to understand what types of communications can increase COVID-19 booster uptake among staff at LTCCs. To learn more, see The ENSPIRE Study: Testing Booster Communication Ideas.

Why is this study important?

While the COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe illness and limiting spread of the virus, some workers at LTCCs may have concerns about both getting the vaccine for themselves and encouraging others to get it, too.

Who can participate?

Long-term care communities (for example, skilled nursing and assisted living communities) that: 

1. Have at least 50 individuals on staff
2. Are located in Washington or Georgia 

Our goal is to recruit 30 LTCCs in Georgia and 30 in Washington, for a total of 60 LTCCs.

Why participate?

Participating LTCCs will receive COVID-19 booster promotion materials and support in distributing these materials. We hope that participation will result in higher booster uptake and contribute to the better health and safety of participating LTCC staff, residents, and the larger public.

Compensation is provided for time and effort to participating communittees (between $2,000 and $10,000). For most LTCCs in the study, administrative time to participate will be minimal (15 hours over 19 months).

This study is funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Researchers at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Georgia, and the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth are conducting this study, which is led by:   

• Clarissa Hsu, PhD, at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (in Washington)
• Courtney McCracken, PhD, at Kaiser Permanente Georgia Center for Research and Evaluation (in Georgia)

The study's co-investigators are:

• Kirsten Senturia, PhD, Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth
• Ahoua Kone, JD, MPH, Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth
• Andrea Cook, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
• Brian Williamson, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
• Bev Green, MD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

wANT TO LEARN MORE?

We are recruiting long-term care communities (LTCCs) now to take part in the study.

If your LTCC might be interested, please contact the study team at:

1-800-270-1143 or
KPWHRI-ENSPIRE@kp.org

Thank you for considering joining the ENSPIRE Study!