The effect of promoting current local research activities on large monitors on the population’s interest in health related research

The effect of promoting current local research activities on large monitors on the population’s interest in health related research – a randomized controlled trial

Gunnarsson, Ronny;Cullen, Paul;Heal, Clare;Banks, Jennifer

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OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were threefold: to estimate people’s interest in health-related research, to understand to what extent people appreciate being actively informed about current local health-related research and to investigate whether their interest can be influenced by advertising local current health-related research using large TV monitors. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial using a stepped wedge design. SETTING: The emergency department waiting room at two public hospitals in northern Queensland, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Waiting patients and their accompanying friends and relatives in the emergency department waiting room not requiring immediate medical attention. INTERVENTIONS: A TV monitor advertising local current health-related research. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Odds ratio for the effect of intervention on changing the interest in health-related research compared to a control group while adjusting for gender, age and socioeconomic standard.

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BMJ Open

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2044-6055

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10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028714