Influence of ecological momentary assessment study design features on reported willingness to participate and perceptions of potential research studies: an experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Intensive ambulatory assessment, such as ecological momentary assessment (EMA), is increasingly used to capture naturalistic patient-reported outcomes. EMA design features (eg, study duration, prompt frequency) vary widely between studies, but it is not known if such design decisions influence potential subjects' willingness to participate in a study. We hypothesise that intentions to participate will be higher in studies that are less burdensome and have higher reward (eg, compensation).

Design

This experimental study examined if four EMA study design features (study duration, prompt frequency, prompt length, compensation) affected intentions to participate in a hypothetical EMA study and participation appraisals (eg, participation effort). Participants were rando

SUBMITTER: Smyth JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8327852 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature