The impact of influences in a medical screening programme invitation: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Invitations to screening programmes may include influences that are intending to increase the participation rates. This study had two objectives: (i) to assess if different categories of influences had a significant effect on the intention to participate in a screening programme for a fictitious disease and (ii) whether participants were aware of the influences, and if the intention to participate was associated to this awareness.

Methods

A seven-armed randomized controlled trial. Six hundred passers-by were randomly allocated to receive one of seven pamphlets inviting to a fictitious screening programme (neutral, relative risk reductions, misrepresentation of harms, pre-booked appointment, recommendation of participation, fear appeals, all combined). Participants

SUBMITTER: Jauernik CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature