Mechanisms of Nudges on Families' Decision-Making Process
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Organ Donation
- Sponsor
- Yale-NUS College
- Enrollment
- 200
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 9-point rating scale - Views on altruistic nature of organ donation
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
As part of a larger study, participants are told to read 1 out of 4 anecdotes depicting an organ donation scenario where they are required to make a decision on behalf of their mother who has just suffered an accident. The participants are then surveyed on their attitudes towards organ donation.
Detailed Description
As part of a larger study, participants are given 1 out of 4 possible vignettes which depicts an organ donation scenario involving their mother. The possible vignettes consist of a Control condition, a Framing condition, a Normative condition and a condition that includes all the nudges. Participants are then given surveys to gauge their views and attitudes towards organ donation as a whole, their trust towards medical institutions and the doctors, their perceived manipulation from the doctor and their views on the altruistic nature of organ donation.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Above age 21
- •Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
Exclusion Criteria
- •Below age 21
- •Non-citizens
- •Not able to make decisions for self
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
9-point rating scale - Views on altruistic nature of organ donation
Time Frame: 1 minute
A 9-point rating scale will be given and participants will be asked to rate their views on the meaningfulness of organ donation.
5-point Likert scale - Trust and Perceived Manipulativeness of doctor and medical institution
Time Frame: 3 minutes
A 5-point Likert scale will be given and participants will be asked to rate their agreeableness towards the level of trust and perceived manipulativeness of the doctor and the medical institution.