ArticleAJOB empirical bioethics2016
Using Cognitive Interviews to Enhance Measurement in Empirical Bioethics: Developing a Measure of the Preventive Misconception in Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials.
Article in AJOB empirical bioethics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Expectations of preventative benefits and risk behaviors in a randomized trial evaluating oral HIV preexposure prophylaxis candidates.AIDS care · 2024Trial
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- Preventive Misconception and Risk Behaviors in a Multinational HIV Prevention Trial.AJOB empirical bioethicsTrial
- Brief Report: Willingness to Accept HIV-Infected and Increased Infectious Risk Donor Organs Among Transplant Candidates Living With HIV.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2020Article
- Willingness to Donate Organs Among People Living With HIV.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe describe our use of cognitive interviews in developing a measure of "preventive misconception" to demonstrate the importance of this approach to researchers developing surveys in empirical bioethics. The preventive misconception involves research participants' false beliefs about a prevention trial, including beliefs that the interventions being tested will certainly be effective.
methodsWe developed and refined a measure of the preventive misconception using qualitative interviews that focused on cognitive testing of proposed survey items with HIV prevention trial participants.
resultsTwo main problems emerged during initial interviews. First, the phrase "reduce your risk," used to elicit beliefs about risk reduction from the use of study medications, was interpreted as relating to a reduction of risky behaviors. Second, the phrase "participating in this study," intended to elicit beliefs about trial group assignment, was interpreted as relating to personal behavior changes associated with study participation. Additional interviews using a revised measure were no longer problematic in these ways, and participants felt the response options were appropriate for conveying their answers.
conclusionsThese findings underscore the importance of cognitive testing in developing surveys for empirical bioethics.
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