Prospects for using hypothetical nudges to approximate real behavior change DOI Open Access
Linnea Gandhi, Anoushka Kiyawat, Colin F. Camerer

et al.

Published: Dec. 11, 2023

Hypothetical scenarios provide an essential alternative to field experiments for scholars interested in nudging behavior change, and comprise a substantial proportion of the literature. Yet conditions under which they more or less accurately estimate real-world treatment effects is unclear. To investigate, we designed four styles hypothetical approximate five recent studies nudges distinct domains, running total 20 pre-registered (N=16,071, n>200 per cell). This design allows clear comparison old data with new data. We find that estimated direction effects, but varied widely estimating their magnitudes. None our designs reliably reduced estimation error. Instead hypotheticals appeared most calibrated when were extremely small, promising future study.

Language: Английский

The relationship between influenza vaccine hesitancy and vaccine literacy among youth and adults in China DOI Creative Commons
Li Wang, Mengjie Guo, Yán Wāng

et al.

Frontiers in Immunology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Aug. 5, 2024

The present study aimed to assess influenza vaccine hesitancy and literacy levels among youth adults in China, as well the association between them.

Language: Английский

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Field testing the transferability of behavioural science knowledge on promoting vaccinations DOI Creative Commons
Silvia Saccardo, Hengchen Dai, Maria Han

et al.

Nature Human Behaviour, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(5), P. 878 - 890

Published: March 14, 2024

As behavioural science is increasingly adopted by organizations, there a growing need to assess the robustness and transferability of empirical findings. Here, we investigate insights from various sources knowledge field settings. Across three pre-registered randomized controlled trials (RCTs, N = 314,824) involving critical policy domain-COVID-19 booster uptake-we tested text-based interventions that either increased vaccinations in prior work (RCT1, NCT05586204), elevated vaccination intentions an online study (RCT2, NCT05586178) or were favoured scientists non-experts (RCT3, NCT05586165). Despite repeated exposure COVID-19 messaging our population, reminders psychological ownership language uptake, replicating However, strategies deemed effective prediction intention surveys, such as encouraging bundling boosters flu shots addressing misconceptions, yielded no detectable benefits over simple reminders. These findings underscore importance testing interventions' real-world

Language: Английский

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Evaluating Technology-Driven Strategies for Enhancing Patient Outreach for Preventive Care: A Systematic Review DOI Open Access

J Chacko,

Kathleen Mazza,

Kimon Stathakos

et al.

Cureus, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 22, 2025

Preventive care is crucial in early disease detection and management, potentially reducing the need for extensive treatments lowering healthcare costs. The integration of technology health communication, especially through chatbots SMS, offers innovative pathways to enhance patient adherence recommended preventive screenings. However, evidence utility these technologies outside immunization remains sparse. This systematic review aimed evaluate impacts technology-based outreach methods, specifically on response rates gap closures screenings beyond immunizations. Utilizing Patient/Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (PICO) framework, this searched five databases, including PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, between January 2024 July 2024. search focused studies evaluating use instruments like mobile comparing them with traditional methods such as phone calls mail. primary outcomes investigated were rates, failure deliver, overall effectiveness uptake screening measures. yielded 132 articles, 10 meeting inclusion criteria full review. findings highlight significant potential SMS programs measure uptake, aligning value-based goals. highlighted further methodologically robust research area that incorporates emerging strengthen conclusions. There also a dearth address non-immunization preventative measures cancer diabetes care. noticeable providing cost-effectiveness technologies. While using communications appears promising, more comprehensive are required understand their impact fully. Addressing gaps vital developing scalable sustainable strategies can be integrated into system.

Language: Английский

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Spillover Effects of Financial Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination: A Population-level Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial DOI Open Access
John Ternovski, Sebastian Jilke, Florian Keppeler

et al.

Published: Oct. 26, 2023

Importance: Prior studies show that financial incentives have small positive direct effects in increasing COVID-19 vaccinations, however estimates of social and temporal spillovers are almost entirely absent from the existing literature. Objective: Building on a previously-successful incentive, we sought to assess whether incorporating spillover research design meaningfully affects big-picture evaluations policy effectiveness. Design: In population-level, address-cluster RCT, participants were randomized treatment control, with one resident each randomly selected be an representative. The representatives addresses received letter; all others control letter. Setting: Late 2021, Ravensburg, Germany. Participants: All adult residents Germany: 10,032 address-clusters or 41,548 total. Intervention: letters informed recipients about seven upcoming free vaccination events. identical letters, except they also offered 40 Euros should get vaccinated at events.Main Outcome(s) Measure(s): Primary booster vaccinations recorded during Results: We estimated effect letter recipient, (i.e., impact cohabitants recipients), overall (address-level) effect. direct, spillover, primary indistinguishable zero (0.1pp, 95% CI [-0.22, 0.33], p=.69; 0.0pp, 0.26], p=.86; [-0.17, 0.23], p=.76, respectively). For boosters, negative (-0.3pp, [-0.77, 0.14], p=.17; -0.3pp, [-0.51, -0.09], p<.01, respectively), was statistically significant [-0.53, -0.06], p=.01). Conclusions Relevance: Financial for can impacts those who don’t receive incentives. Based timing effect, there is suggestive evidence individuals resided recipient incentive chose postpone vaccination. Trial Registration: DOI:10.1186/ISRCTN59503725

Language: Английский

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Prospects for using hypothetical nudges to approximate real behavior change DOI Open Access
Linnea Gandhi, Anoushka Kiyawat, Colin F. Camerer

et al.

Published: Dec. 11, 2023

Hypothetical scenarios provide an essential alternative to field experiments for scholars interested in nudging behavior change, and comprise a substantial proportion of the literature. Yet conditions under which they more or less accurately estimate real-world treatment effects is unclear. To investigate, we designed four styles hypothetical approximate five recent studies nudges distinct domains, running total 20 pre-registered (N=16,071, n>200 per cell). This design allows clear comparison old data with new data. We find that estimated direction effects, but varied widely estimating their magnitudes. None our designs reliably reduced estimation error. Instead hypotheticals appeared most calibrated when were extremely small, promising future study.

Language: Английский

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