Bolstering agreement with scarce resource allocation policy using education: a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID- 19 pandemic prompted rapid development of scarce resource allocation policies (SRAP) in case demand for critical health services eclipsed capacity. We sought to test whether a brief, educational video could improve alignment of participant values and preferences with the tenets of the University of California Health's SRAP in a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted during the pandemic.

Methods

An RCT of an educational video intervention embedded in a longitudinal web-based survey conducted from May to December 2020, analyzed in August 2024. The "explainer" video intervention was approximately 6 min long and provided an overview of the mechanics and ethical principles underpinning the UC Health SRAP, subtitled in six language

SUBMITTER: Buhr RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11995607 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature