The Administration on Aging (AoA), part of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), will use the proposed set of data collection tools to monitor grantees receiving âEmpowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME)â cooperative agreements.
There is a program change increase of 159 annual burden hours and a decrease of -165 respondents. ACL intends to continue using an online data entry system for the program and participant survey data. In addition to non-substantive formatting edits, minor changes were made to the program information cover sheet and participant information survey. All changes proposed are based on feedback from a focus group that included a sub-set of current grantees, as well as consultation with subject matter experts. Changes to the collection activities include:
⢠Program Information Cover Sheet:
1. Question #2: Added consent on behalf of the program facilitators to receive program updates/information from the National CDSME Resource Center.
2. Question #5: Additional evidence-based CDSME programs added to the list (reflective of approved programs included in the FY2019 Funding Opportunity Announcement).
3. Question #7: Information regarding funding source(s) requested to assess progress toward developing a sustainable program delivery infrastructure that is not solely reliant on ACL discretionary dollars.
⢠Participant Information Survey:
1. Participant I.D. modified to reduce risk of personally identifiable information exposure.
2. Question #10: Added question regarding veteran status to further describe program participants, as well as to assist with partnerships with veteran-serving organizations.
3. Question #14: Anxiety Disorder and Depression are listed separately (vs. being combined). Also included Yes/No response options for each chronic condition listed to improve data analyses and reporting.
4. Question #15: Response options have been delineated as sub-bullets (vs. being grouped into a single item) to align with the American Community Survey.
5. Question #16: Added question regarding social isolation, a construct that has been demonstrated to have an association with health-related risks for older adults. This question will also be asked upon completion of the last program session.
6. Question #17: This question will be asked at baseline and upon completion of the last program session to measure change.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.