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ArticleNature human behaviour2024

Field testing the transferability of behavioural science knowledge on promoting vaccinations.

Silvia Saccardo, Hengchen Dai, Maria A Han, Sitaram Vangala, Juyea Hoo, Jeffrey Fujimoto

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract read
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Article in Nature human behaviour, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05586165 nacompletednot on this map

Effects of Prompt to Bundle COVID-19 Booster and Flu Shot

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2022 to 2023Enrolled109,493ConditionsCOVID-19, VaccinesArmsReminder to boost protection against COVID-19, Flu Tag Along, COVID-19 Booster & Flu Bundle
NCT05586178 nacompletednot on this map

Information Provision and Consistency Framing to Increase COVID-19 Booster Uptake

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2022 to 2023Enrolled177,720ConditionsCOVID-19, VaccinesArmsReminder that facilitates action, Consistency framing, Information provision about the uniqueness of the bivalent booster, Information provision about bivalent booster eligibility, Information provision about the severity of COVID-19 symptoms
NCT05586204 nacompletednot on this map

Boost Intentions and Facilitate Action to Promote COVID-19 Booster Take-up

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2022 to 2023Enrolled154,977ConditionsCOVID-19, VaccinesArmsEligibility reminder, Link to a narrow set of vaccine venues, Link to a broad set of vaccine venues, Doctors' recommendation and value of vaccine
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Silvia Saccardo *Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. ssaccard@andrew.cmu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7560-8262
Hengchen Dai *Anderson School of Management, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. hengchen.dai@anderson.ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7640-6558
Maria A HanDepartment of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4516-7894
Sitaram VangalaDepartment of Medicine Statistics Core, David Geffen School of Medicine, Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8842-5702
Juyea HooDepartment of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jeffrey FujimotoDepartment of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USDecision Sciences (United States) · US

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) 2317430
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As behavioural science is increasingly adopted by organizations, there is a growing need to assess the robustness and transferability of empirical findings. Here, we investigate the transferability of insights from various sources of behavioural science knowledge to field settings. Across three pre-registered randomized controlled trials (RCTs, N = 314,824) involving a critical policy domain-COVID-19 booster uptake-we field tested text-based interventions that either increased vaccinations in prior field work (RCT1, NCT05586204), elevated vaccination intentions in an online study (RCT2, NCT05586178) or were favoured by scientists and non-experts (RCT3, NCT05586165). Despite repeated exposure to COVID-19 vaccination messaging in our population, reminders and psychological ownership language increased booster uptake, replicating prior findings. However, strategies deemed effective by prediction or intention surveys, such as encouraging the bundling of COVID-19 boosters and flu shots or addressing misconceptions, yielded no detectable benefits over simple reminders. These findings underscore the importance of testing interventions' transferability to real-world settings.

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Behavioral SciencesCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesVaccinationAdultFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansIntentionMaleMiddle AgedReminder SystemsText MessagingCOVID-19 Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID38486069
PMCPMC11132983
OpenAlexW4392809128

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Registered trials

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