In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening), In Need of a Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening), In Need of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (Diabetes), In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening)
Conditions
Keywords
behavioral economics, nudge, artwork, Pap smear, Blood pressure check, Cholesterol test, Fasting plasma glucose test
Brief summary
The goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to ask his or her 4-9 year-old child to color on the reminder could increase engagement with the targeted health behavior
Detailed description
The investigators will randomly assign some individuals with 4-9 year old children to receive colorful reminders to engage in a given health behavior. Others will receive identical reminders along with a prompt to share the reminder sheet with their child so it can be turned into a piece of art. The investigators are interested in whether the coloring prompt will lead the reminder to stay in the home for longer, be placed on the refrigerator, etc. and thus result in an increase in compliance with the recommended health behavior.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPlanning Prompt
A prompt to have their child their health test reminder mailing to color
BEHAVIORALControl Condition
A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to get a health test as specified on the mailing
Sponsors
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a Pap smear * Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a blood pressure check * Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a cholesterol test * Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a fasting plasma glucose test * Employee at partner corporation that implemented the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Pap smear. | up to 52 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Blood pressure check | up to 52 weeks |
| Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Cholesterol test | up to 52 weeks |
| Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Fasting plasma glucose test | up to 52 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed