The investigators aim to experimentally manipulate presence of questions on positive or negative affective attitudes to see if including these moderate as intention to become an organ donor. The methodology will be replicated across three international sites (RCSI Dublin, RCSI Bahrain, RCSI Perdana University).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
999
Investigators propose to investigate the Question-behaviour effect (omit affective attitudes). Investigators will conduct an experimental manipulation by omitting certain items from a questionnaire assessing attitudes to organ donation. Specifically, investigators will omit questions on affective attitudes. This group will complete a similar questionnaire to the comparison group, with the same number of items, but items on affective attitudes will substituted for non-affective items (e.g. on political parties).
Behavioral: Question-behaviour effect (for negatively-worded attitudes) Investigators propose to investigate the Question-behaviour effect (omit negatively-worded affective attitudes). Investigators will conduct an experimental manipulation by omitting certain items from a questionnaire assessing attitudes to organ donation. Specifically, investigators will omit questions on negatively-worded affective attitudes. This group will complete a similar questionnaire to the comparison group, with the same number of items, but items on negatively-worded affective attitudes will substituted for non-affective items (e.g. on political parties).
Manipal University
Manipal, Karnataka, India
RCSI
Dublin, Ireland
RCSI Perdana University
Perdana, Serdang, Malaysia
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
Intention to become an organ donor
Mean score of two 7-point items: "I will definitely sign up for organ donation and discuss this with my family in the next few months" and "How strong is your intention to sign up for organ donation and discuss this with my family in the next few months?"
Time frame: within 3 months
Taking a donor card after the interview
"Did survey participant accept a donor card?" Yes/No
Time frame: Immediately at the end of the interview (i.e. that day, an average of 10-15 minutes after consenting to participate))
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