Persuasion in Medicine: Experimental Evidence on Sender and Signal Effects
Flu, Human, Influenza, Human, Covid19
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Flu, Human focused on measuring Belief Updating, Preventive Care, Racial Disparity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: See above.
- Education: Less than a college degree.
- Gender: Male.
- Race: Caucasian or African American.
- Miscellaneous: Has not received the flu shot in the current flu season yet.
- Miscellaneous: Has sound on his device turned on.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Fast survey-taking: subjects who are among the 5% fastest in terms of total time spent on survey within race and treatment group.
- Nonsense answers (those that do not have decipherable English) in the open text sections that suggest low effort.
- Inconsistent responses to questions (such as being willing to give up $10 to receive a flu coupon but not $1).
- Repeat survey takers as indicated by duplicate emails or IP addresses in survey data.
Sites / Locations
- Harvard University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Black R/Race C/Doctor/Standard Script
Black R/Race C/Layperson/Standard Script
Black R/Race D/Doctor/Standard Script
Black R/Race D/Doctor/Acknowledgement Script
White R/Race C/Doctor/Standard Script
White R/Race D/Doctor/Standard Script
Video which contains a racially concordant actor playing a doctor and reading a standard script. The receiver of the message will be Black.
Video which contains a racially concordant actor playing a layperson and reading a standard script. The receiver of the message will be Black.
Video which contains a racially discordant actor playing a doctor and reading a standard script. The receiver of the message will be Black.
Video which contains a racially discordant actor playing a doctor and reading an acknowledgement script. The receiver of the message will be Black.
Video which contains a racially concordant actor playing a doctor and reading a standard script. The receiver of the message will be White.
Video which contains a racially discordant actor playing a doctor and reading a standard script. The receiver of the message will be White.