Procedure Flashcards
(22 cards)
What were created for the partisants due to medical record restrictions?
Research record cards
Medical records were not allowed to be removed from the den medical records.
Who created the research record cards?
Five research assistants who were undergraduate students
They were responsible for creating the records.
What was the purpose of assigning preschoolers to conditions as families?
To avoid them receiving conflicting conditions
This approach helped manage the study design.
What was included in the mailed out general prompt for parents?
Information about doses of vaccines at specific ages
Parents were urged to make appointments if their child was behind.
What specific information was included in the special prompts mailed to parents?
Child’s name and record of needed vaccinations
Parents were notified when it was time for their child to receive shots.
What was mentioned about the shots in the prompts?
They may be obtained free of charge
This was an incentive for parents to comply with vaccination schedules.
What convenience was offered in the mailed out specific prompts?
Special clinic hours for vaccinations
Clinics were scheduled to accommodate parents’ needs.
Fill in the blank: The research assistants created records to even _______ with two variables.
cohorts
True or False: The medical records of the partisants could be removed from the den medical records.
False
Medical records were not allowed to be removed.
What was the main goal of the vaccination prompts sent to parents?
To encourage parents to make appointments for vaccinations
This aimed to ensure children received necessary immunizations.
What monetary incentive is being offered for immunisation?
$175 in cash prizes
This incentive is part of an effort to encourage parents to immunise their children against childhood diseases.
How many prizes are being offered in the immunisation lottery?
3 prizes: $100, $150, and $25
Parents must bring their children to the clinic for immunisation to be eligible for these prizes.
What requirement must parents meet to enter the immunisation lottery?
Bring their children to the clinic for immunisation
Parents must tear off their ticket, which was mailed to them, and place it in the clinic’s lottery box.
What is a ‘contact control group’ in this context?
A group that receives demographic information prompts for immunisation
This group is compared to others to assess the effectiveness of prompts.
What is a ‘no contact control group’?
A group that receives no prompts for immunisation
This group serves as a baseline to evaluate the impact of the prompts.
What method was used to inform parents about updating their child’s health records?
Postage paid postcards were mailed for each child
Parents could use these postcards to update their child’s health clinic records after immunisation.
What is the primary goal of the immunisation effort described?
To increase the number of children receiving immunisations
This is measured by the number of children attending the clinics for immunisations.
Fill in the blank: The total number of children receiving one or more immunisations at a clinic is tracked through _______.
clinic attendance records
What is the total number of _______ received by the target children?
immunizations
This refers to the total count of vaccinations administered to the children involved in the study.
What was drawn after 2 months?
the lottery
This lottery was part of an incentive program for the Money-incentive group.
For the Money-incentive group, where were prizes delivered?
directly to winners’ homes
This ensured that winners received their prizes without any intermediary.
What event took place 3 months later?
a follow-up
This follow-up was likely to assess the impact of the incentive program.
